Where does “Devoner” come from?
Devoner (English) comes from English Devon, from Old English Defenas, from Latin Dumnonii, from Proto-Celtic dubnos, from Proto-Indo-European dʰewbʰ-, from Proto-Indo-European dʰewh₂- — smoke; mist, haze.
Devoner (English): A person from Devon, England
Definitions
- A person from Devon, England
Ancestry of “Devoner”, step by step
Devoner traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English Devon
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | Devon | One of a breed of hardy cattle originating in... |
| 2 | Old English | Defenas | Devonians |
| 3 | Latin | Dumnonii | A tribe of Britannia |
| 4 | Proto-Celtic | dubnos | deep; world |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | dʰewbʰ- | deep |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | dʰewh₂- | smoke; mist, haze |
via English ER
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | ER | The statistic "Earned Run"; Initialism of... |
| 2 | Turkish | er | early; brave; man, male |
| 3 | Ottoman Turkish | ایر | saddle, a seat for a rider placed on the back of a horse or other animal |
| 4 | Old Anatolian Turkish | ایر | early, at a time in advance of the usual or expected event |
| 5 | Proto-Turkic | ēder | saddle |