Where does “ডলফিন শর্টস” come from?
ডলফিন শর্টস (Bengali) comes from English dolphin shorts, from English dolphin, from Dutch dukdalf, from French duc, from Middle French duc, from Old French duc, from Latin dux, from Latin dūcō — to pull, to draw; to lead.
ডলফিন শর্টস (Bengali): dolphin shorts
Definitions
- dolphin shorts
Ancestry of “ডলফিন শর্টস”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | dolphin shorts | a kind of shorts for athletics, usually with contrasting binding, side slits and rounded corners |
| 2 | English | dolphin | A carnivorous aquatic mammal in one of several... |
| 3 | Dutch | dukdalf | dolphin, post for mooring boats |
| 4 | French | duc | duke |
| 5 | Middle French | duc | duke |
| 6 | Old French | duc | duke |
| 7 | Latin | dux | leader, head; commander, general, captain;... |
| 8 | Latin | dūcō | to lead, guide, conduct, lead away |
| 9 | Proto-Italic | doukō | lead |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | déwketi | — |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | dewk- | to pull, to draw; to lead |