Where does “ويرونكة” come from?
ويرونكة (Arabic) comes from Translingual Veronica, from English Veronica, from English Berenice, from Ancient Greek Βερενίκη, from Ancient Macedonian Βερενῑ́κη, from Ancient Greek φέρω, from Proto-Hellenic pʰérō, from Proto-Indo-European bʰéreti — shiny, light brown.
ويرونكة (Arabic): veronica (Veronica-genus plant)
Definitions
- veronica (Veronica-genus plant)
Ancestry of “ويرونكة”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Translingual | Veronica | genus |
| 2 | English | Veronica | The image of Jesus's face believed to have been made on the cloth with which St Veronica wiped his face as he went to be crucified; or the cloth used for this |
| 3 | English | Berenice | notably of ancient queens of Egypt |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | Βερενίκη | a city in Lybia; bringer of victory |
| 5 | Ancient Macedonian | Βερενῑ́κη | — |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | φέρω | I bring, bear, carry |
| 7 | Proto-Hellenic | pʰérō | to bear |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰéreti | to be carrying |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰēr- | shiny, light brown |