Where does “Algerine” come from?
Algerine comes from English Algeria combined with the suffix -ine, from Arabic اَلْجَزَائِر, traced through Latin -inus and ultimately Proto-Indo-European -iHnos and -no-.
Algerine (English): Algerian; A native or inhabitant of Algiers or...
Definitions
- Algerian; A native or inhabitant of Algiers or...
Ancestry of “Algerine”, step by step
Algerine traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English Algeria
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | Algeria | — |
| 2 | English | Alger | — |
| 3 | Middle English | Alger | A spear for catching eels |
| 4 | Middle Dutch | âelgêer | — |
| 5 | Middle Dutch | gêer | spear |
| 6 | Old Dutch | gēr | spear, pike, javelin |
| 7 | Proto-West Germanic | gaiʀ | spear |
| 8 | Proto-Germanic | gaizaz | spear, pike, javelin |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵʰoysós | throwing spear |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵʰey- | winter |
via English Algiers
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | Algiers | also called the Regency of Algiers |