Where does “Lynx” come from?

Lynx (Dutch) comes from Middle Dutch linx, from Latin lynx, from Ancient Greek λύγξ, from Latin canadensis, from Latin -ensis, from Latin arvum, from Latin colō, from Latin quelō — to turn.

Lynx (Dutch): Lynx

Definitions

  1. Lynx

Ancestry of “Lynx”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Dutchlinx
2LatinlynxA lynx
3Ancient Greekλύγξlynx; hiccup
4LatincanadensisCanadian
5Latin-ensisOf or from
6Latinarvumfield; farm land
7Latincolōto cultivate the land, till, tend, take care of a field or garden
8Latinquelō
9Proto-Italickʷelōto inhabit
10Proto-Indo-Europeankʷéleti
11Proto-Indo-Europeankʷel-to turn
Every word from Proto-Indo-European kʷel-Every word from Proto-Indo-European kʷéletiEvery word from Proto-Italic kʷelō