Where does “Amerithrax” come from?
Amerithrax (English) comes 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, from Proto-Indo-European h₃rḗǵs — to straighten, to right oneself; right; just.
Amerithrax (English): The 2001 anthrax attacks in the United States, in which letters containing anthrax spores were mailed to news media offices and politicians
Definitions
- The 2001 anthrax attacks in the United States, in which letters containing anthrax spores were mailed to news media offices and politicians
Ancestry of “Amerithrax”, step by step
Amerithrax traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English America
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | America | — |
| 2 | Latin | America | — |
| 3 | Italian | Amerigo | — |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | *Amalarīks | — |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | Haimarīks | Henry |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | rīks | king, ruler |
| 7 | Proto-Celtic | rīxs | king |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | h₃rḗǵs | king, ruler |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | h₃reǵ- | to straighten, to right oneself; right; just |