Where does “dagerles” come from?
dagerles (Cornish) comes from Norwegian Bokmål dager, from Catalan daguer, from Catalan daga, from Italian daga, from Vulgar Latin daca, from Latin Dacia, from Ancient Greek Δάοι — Dai, a Scythian tribe mentioned by Herodotus.
dagerles (Cornish): wood betony (Stachys officinalis)
Definitions
- wood betony (Stachys officinalis)
Ancestry of “dagerles”, step by step
dagerles traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Norwegian Bokmål dager
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Norwegian Bokmål | dager | indefinite plural of dag |
| 2 | Catalan | daguer | knifesmith, cutler |
| 3 | Catalan | daga | dagger |
| 4 | Italian | daga | dagger; A stabbing weapon, similar to a sword but... |
| 5 | Vulgar Latin | daca | Dacian knife; Dacian |
| 6 | Latin | Dacia | Denmark; Dacia; greater Romania |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | Δάοι | Dai, a Scythian tribe mentioned by Herodotus |