Where does “reuzeninktvis” come from?
reuzeninktvis (Dutch) comes from Dutch inktvis, 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 — Creates collective nouns, which refer to groups...
reuzeninktvis (Dutch): giant squid
Definitions
- giant squid
Ancestry of “reuzeninktvis”, step by step
reuzeninktvis traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Dutch inktvis
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dutch | inktvis | A squid, marine mollusk of the superorder... |
| 2 | Dutch | inkt | ink |
| 3 | Middle Dutch | inct | ink |
| 4 | Latin | encaustum | the purple-red ink used by the later Roman... |
| 5 | Latin | encaustus | burned in, encaustic; the encaustic mode of... |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | ἔγκαυστος | burned in |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | ἐν- | in, within; on |
| 8 | Ancient Greek | ἐν | in, on, at; among; in, at, or during the time of |
| 9 | Ancient Greek | δέρμα | skin, hide |
| 10 | Ancient Greek | γλυφή | carving, carved work; hole cut |
| 11 | Ancient Greek | -ῐ́ᾱ | {{l|en|-ia}}; "suffix forming abstract feminine... |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | -íh₂ | — |
| 13 | Proto-Indo-European | -h₂ | Creates collective nouns, which refer to groups... |