Where does “托瑪琳” come from?
托瑪琳 (Chinese) comes from English tourmaline, from French tourmaline, from English carnelian, from English Cornelian, from Old French corneline, from Latin Cornus, from Ancient Greek κορμός, from Ancient Greek κείρω — to cut, cut off, sever.
托瑪琳 (Chinese): tourmaline
Definitions
- tourmaline
Ancestry of “托瑪琳”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | tourmaline | A complex black or dark-coloured borosilicate... |
| 2 | French | tourmaline | tourmaline |
| 3 | English | carnelian | A hard, reddish brown chalcedony; used in... |
| 4 | English | Cornelian | Pertaining to Pierre Corneille, or characteristic... |
| 5 | Old French | corneline | — |
| 6 | Latin | Cornus | cornel, dogwood (tree and fruit) |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | κορμός | trunk of a tree; log of timber |
| 8 | Ancient Greek | κείρω | I shear, shave, cut hair short; I ravage, waste;... |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)kér-ye- | — |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)ker- | to cut off; to turn, bend |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | sek- | to cut, cut off, sever |