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
- 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
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dutch | zegel | n A seal; m A stamp |
| 2 | Middle Dutch | sēgel | seal (stamp) |
| 3 | Old Dutch | sigil | — |
| 4 | Latin | sigillum | figurine, statuette; seal |
| 5 | Latin | -lus | Alternative form of -ulus; diminutive suffix |
| 6 | Proto-Italic | -elos | Forms desubstantival and deadjectival diminutive nouns |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | -e-lós | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | -lós | Forms agent nouns from verbal roots |
via Dutch aarde
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dutch | aarde | earth, soil, ground; earth, ground |
| 2 | Middle Dutch | erde | the Earth; soil, ground |
| 3 | Old Dutch | ertha | earth |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | erþu | earth, world; earth, soil |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | erþō | earth |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁er- | earth |
via Latin terra sigillata
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Latin | terra sigillata | — |