Where does “zoneclips” come from?
zoneclips (Dutch) comes from Dutch Zon, from Middle Dutch sonne, from Old Dutch sunna, from Proto-West Germanic sunnā, from Proto-Germanic sunnǭ, from Proto-Indo-European sh̥₂uén, from Proto-Indo-European sóh₂wl̥ — sun.
zoneclips (Dutch): solar eclipse
Definitions
- solar eclipse
Ancestry of “zoneclips”, step by step
zoneclips traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Dutch Zon
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dutch | Zon | the Sun (closest star to the Earth) |
| 2 | Middle Dutch | sonne | sun; sunshine, sunlight |
| 3 | Old Dutch | sunna | sun; Son |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | sunnā | sun |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | sunnǭ | the sun |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | sh̥₂uén | sun; the Sun |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | sóh₂wl̥ | sun |
via Dutch eclips
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dutch | eclips | eclipse, the blocking of light to a celestial body by another celestial body |
| 2 | Old French | eclipse | eclipse |
| 3 | Latin | eclīpsis | a solar eclipse |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | ἔκλειψις | disappearance, abandonment; especially... |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | ἐκλείπω | I leave out, pass over; I forsake, desert,... |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | ἐκ | Out of, from; from, with the source of; to denote... |
| 7 | Proto-Hellenic | *eks | — |