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Where does “Axminster” come from?

Axminster (English) comes from Old English Acsan mynster, from Old English mynster, from Latin monastērium, from Ancient Greek μοναστήριον, from Ancient Greek μόνος, from Ancient Greek σπέρμα, from Proto-Hellenic *spérmə.

Axminster (English): A carpet made in Axminster imitating the Turkey...

Definitions

  1. A carpet made in Axminster imitating the Turkey...

Ancestry of “Axminster”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old EnglishAcsan mynster—
2Old Englishmynster—
3Latinmonastērium—
4Ancient Greekμοναστήριονsolitary dwelling, hermit's cell; monastery
5Ancient Greekμόνοςalone, forsaken, solitary; only; unique
6Ancient Greekσπέρμαseed; semen, sperm; seed-time, sowing
7Proto-Hellenic*spérmə—

Words derived from “Axminster”

  • Axminstered
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