Where does “inktvis” come from?
inktvis (Dutch) comes from Dutch inkt, from Middle Dutch inct, from Latin encaustum, from Latin encaustus, from Ancient Greek ἔγκαυστος, from Ancient Greek ἐν-, from Ancient Greek ἐν, from Ancient Greek δέρμα — Creates collective nouns, which refer to groups...
inktvis (Dutch): A squid, marine mollusk of the superorder...
Definitions
- A squid, marine mollusk of the superorder...
Ancestry of “inktvis”, step by step
inktvis traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Dutch inkt
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dutch | inkt | ink |
| 2 | Middle Dutch | inct | ink |
| 3 | Latin | encaustum | the purple-red ink used by the later Roman... |
| 4 | Latin | encaustus | burned in, encaustic; the encaustic mode of... |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | ἔγκαυστος | burned in |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | ἐν- | in, within; on |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | ἐν | in, on, at; among; in, at, or during the time of |
| 8 | Ancient Greek | δέρμα | skin, hide |
| 9 | Ancient Greek | γλυφή | carving, carved work; hole cut |
| 10 | Ancient Greek | -ῐ́ᾱ | {{l|en|-ia}}; "suffix forming abstract feminine... |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | -íh₂ | — |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | -h₂ | Creates collective nouns, which refer to groups... |