Where does “kopjesbekermos” come from?
kopjesbekermos (Dutch) comes from Dutch bekermos, from Dutch Beker, from Middle Dutch beker, from Latin bīcārium, from Ancient Greek βῖκος, from Latin vīcus, from Proto-Italic weikos, from Proto-Indo-European weyḱ- — to wither; fade; to move, go ahead; to be strong;...
kopjesbekermos (Dutch): trumpet lichen (Cladonia fimbriata)
Definitions
- trumpet lichen (Cladonia fimbriata)
Ancestry of “kopjesbekermos”, step by step
kopjesbekermos traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Dutch bekermos
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dutch | bekermos | any of various lichens of the genus Cladonia |
| 2 | Dutch | Beker | Crater |
| 3 | Middle Dutch | beker | — |
| 4 | Latin | bīcārium | drinking glass |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | βῖκος | vase with handles, amphora; land measure of... |
| 6 | Latin | vīcus | row of houses; street; quarter; neighbourhood |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | weikos | village |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | weyḱ- | to enter in; to settle; settlement |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | wey- | to wither; fade; to move, go ahead; to be strong;... |
via Dutch kopje
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dutch | kopje | an act of rubbing one's face on someone or something to spread pheromones |
| 2 | Dutch | kop | cup; head; a human |
| 3 | Middle Dutch | cop | — |
| 4 | Latin | cūppa | drinking vessel |
| 5 | Latin | cūpa | tub, cask, tun, vat |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | κώπη | a handle |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | kóh₂p-eh₂ | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | keh₂p- | to seize, grab; to seize; take up; lift; to take,... |