Where does “American hornbeam” come from?
American hornbeam (English) comes from English American, from English America, from Latin America, from Italian Amerigo, from Proto-Germanic *Amalarīks, from Proto-Germanic Haimarīks, from Proto-Germanic rīks, from Proto-Celtic rīxs — to straighten, to right oneself; right; just.
American hornbeam (English): "Carpinus caroliniana", a species of deciduous...
Definitions
- "Carpinus caroliniana", a species of deciduous...
Ancestry of “American hornbeam”, step by step
American hornbeam traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English American
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | American | Originally, relating to the New World, the... |
| 2 | English | America | — |
| 3 | Latin | America | — |
| 4 | Italian | Amerigo | — |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | *Amalarīks | — |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | Haimarīks | Henry |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | rīks | king, ruler |
| 8 | Proto-Celtic | rīxs | king |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | h₃rḗǵs | king, ruler |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | h₃reǵ- | to straighten, to right oneself; right; just |
via English hornbeam
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | hornbeam | A tree of the genus "Carpinus", having a smooth... |
| 2 | English | horn | A hard growth of keratin that protrudes from the... |
| 3 | Middle English | horn | A horn; A jutting or projecting extremity of... |
| 4 | Old English | horn | horn; gable |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | horn | horn |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | hurną | horn |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱer- | to grow, to make grow, to nourish; to plait,... |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | kr̥- | to turn, to bend |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | ker- | army |