Where does “Cape yellowwood” come from?
Cape yellowwood (English) comes from English yellowwood, from English Wood, from English Frog, from Portuguese froco, from Latin floccus, from Frankish flokko, from Proto-Germanic *flukkô, from Proto-Indo-European plewk- — to fly, flow, run.
Cape yellowwood (English): A South African tree with yellowish wood, Podocarpus latifolius, or the wood from this tree
Definitions
- A South African tree with yellowish wood, Podocarpus latifolius, or the wood from this tree
Ancestry of “Cape yellowwood”, step by step
Cape yellowwood traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English yellowwood
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | yellowwood | Any of the tree genus Cladrastis; Flindersia... |
| 2 | English | Wood | An English topographic surname for someone who lived in or near a wood |
| 3 | English | Frog | Alternative form of frog |
| 4 | Portuguese | froco | flock |
| 5 | Latin | floccus | tuft, wisp of wool |
| 6 | Frankish | flokko | down, wool, flock |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | *flukkô | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | plewk- | to fly, flow, run; to splash, to flap with hands |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | plew- | to fly, flow, run |
via English Cape
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | Cape | A piece or point of land, extending beyond the adjacent coast into a sea or lake; a promontory; a headland |
| 2 | French | cape | cape; first-person singular present indicative of... |
| 3 | Old Occitan | capa | — |
| 4 | Late Latin | cappa | cape, hood; cloak; cape, cloak |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | κάππα | kappa, the name for the tenth letter Κ, κ of the... |
| 6 | Phoenician | 𐤊 | kaph; kap |
| 7 | Egyptian | 𓂧 | — |