Where does “12-ounce curls” come from?
12-ounce curls (English) comes from English ounce, from Middle English ounce, from Middle French once, from Old French once, from Latin uncia, from Old French lonce, from Italian lonza, from Vulgar Latin luncea — to turn.
12-ounce curls (English): The activity of drinking beer
Definitions
- The activity of drinking beer
Ancestry of “12-ounce curls”, step by step
12-ounce curls traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.
via English ounce
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | ounce | abbreviation oz. or ℥; An avoirdupois ounce,... |
| 2 | Middle English | ounce | An ounce; A shekel; A minuscule or insignificant... |
| 3 | Middle French | once | — |
| 4 | Old French | once | — |
| 5 | Latin | uncia | The twelfth part of something; twelfth; The... |
| 6 | Old French | lonce | lynx |
| 7 | Italian | lonza | loin of pork; a term used in the Middle Ages to... |
| 8 | Vulgar Latin | luncea | — |
| 9 | Latin | lynx | A lynx |
| 10 | Ancient Greek | λύγξ | lynx; hiccup |
| 11 | Latin | canadensis | Canadian |
| 12 | Latin | -ensis | Of or from |
| 13 | Latin | arvum | field; farm land |
| 14 | Latin | colō | to cultivate the land, till, tend, take care of a field or garden |
| 15 | Latin | quelō | — |
| 16 | Proto-Italic | kʷelō | to inhabit |
| 17 | Proto-Indo-European | kʷéleti | — |
| 18 | Proto-Indo-European | kʷel- | to turn |
via English curls
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | curls | plural of curl; API pl; specifically, a body of... |
| 2 | English | curl | A piece or lock of curling hair; a ringlet; A... |
| 3 | Middle English | crulle | curled, curly |
| 4 | Middle Dutch | crul | — |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | kruzlǭ | bent or crooked object, curl; that which is... |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | grus- | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | gurus- | twist, curl |
via English 12
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | 12 | or law enforcement, collectively |