Where does “kuskoraalboom” come from?
kuskoraalboom (Afrikaans) comes from Afrikaans boom, from Dutch Boom, from Dutch bodem, from Middle Dutch bodem, from Old Dutch *bodom, from Old English botm, from Proto-Germanic butmaz, from Proto-Indo-European bʰudʰmḗn — smoke; mist, haze.
kuskoraalboom (Afrikaans): coral tree, especially Erythrina caffra
Definitions
- coral tree, especially Erythrina caffra
Ancestry of “kuskoraalboom”, step by step
kuskoraalboom traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.
via Afrikaans boom
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Afrikaans | boom | tree |
| 2 | Dutch | Boom | a Belgian town and municipality in the Flemish province of Antwerp |
| 3 | Dutch | bodem | bottom; soil, ground; earth surface |
| 4 | Middle Dutch | bodem | — |
| 5 | Old Dutch | *bodom | — |
| 6 | Old English | botm | bottom; foundation; ground; abyss |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | butmaz | bottom; foundation; ground; abyss |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰudʰmḗn | bottom |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | dʰewbʰ- | deep |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | dʰewh₂- | smoke; mist, haze |
via Dutch koraal
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dutch | koraal | A coral; any of various coralline tiny organisms... |
| 2 | Middle Dutch | corael | — |
| 3 | Old French | coral | — |
| 4 | Latin | corallium | coral |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | κοράλλιον | coral |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | ἅλς | salt; brine; sea |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | -ῐος | belonging to; of”, “belonging to”, “pertaining to |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | -yós | Creates adjectives from noun or verb stems |