Where does “geweldsspiraal” come from?
geweldsspiraal (Dutch) comes from Dutch spiraal, from French spirale, from Medieval Latin spiralis, from Latin spira, from French trompe, from Middle French trompe, from Old French trompe, from Frankish trumpa — trump, trumpet; trumpet.
geweldsspiraal (Dutch): spiral of violence
Definitions
- spiral of violence
Ancestry of “geweldsspiraal”, step by step
geweldsspiraal traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Dutch spiraal
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dutch | spiraal | a spiral |
| 2 | French | spirale | feminine singular of spiral; spiral; first-person... |
| 3 | Medieval Latin | spiralis | spiraling |
| 4 | Latin | spira | A thing that is coiled, twisted, or wound; A... |
| 5 | French | trompe | trumpet; trunk of an elephant; squinch |
| 6 | Middle French | trompe | — |
| 7 | Old French | trompe | trump, trumpet; horn, trump, trumpet |
| 8 | Frankish | trumpa | trump, trumpet; trumpet |