Where does “zegelaarde” come from?

zegelaarde (Dutch) comes from Dutch zegel, from Middle Dutch sēgel, from Old Dutch sigil, from Latin sigillum, from Latin -lus, from Proto-Italic -elos, from Proto-Indo-European -e-lós, from Proto-Indo-European -lós — Forms agent nouns from verbal roots.

zegelaarde (Dutch): a type of red clay, formerly used in medicine; terra sigillata

Definitions

  1. a type of red clay, formerly used in medicine; terra sigillata

Ancestry of “zegelaarde”, step by step

zegelaarde traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via Dutch zegel

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchzegeln A seal; m A stamp
2Middle Dutchsēgelseal (stamp)
3Old Dutchsigil
4Latinsigillumfigurine, statuette; seal
5Latin-lusAlternative form of -ulus; diminutive suffix
6Proto-Italic-elosForms desubstantival and deadjectival diminutive nouns
7Proto-Indo-European-e-lós
8Proto-Indo-European-lósForms agent nouns from verbal roots

via Dutch aarde

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchaardeearth, soil, ground; earth, ground
2Middle Dutcherdethe Earth; soil, ground
3Old Dutcherthaearth
4Proto-West Germanicerþuearth, world; earth, soil
5Proto-Germanicerþōearth
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁er-earth

via Latin terra sigillata

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinterra sigillata
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -lósEvery word from Latin -lusEvery word from Latin sigillum