Where does “Elizabethana” come from?
Elizabethana (English) comes from English ana, from English anorexia, from Ancient Greek ἀνορεξία, from Ancient Greek ἀ-, from Proto-Hellenic hə-, from Proto-Indo-European sm̥-, from Proto-Indo-European sem- — together, one.
Ancestry of “Elizabethana”, step by step
Elizabethana traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English ana
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | ana | A collection of things associated with a person... |
| 2 | English | anorexia | Loss of appetite, especially as a result of... |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | ἀνορεξία | lack of appetite |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | ἀ- | The alpha privativum, used to make words that... |
| 5 | Proto-Hellenic | hə- | same; together |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | sm̥- | one; with, together |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | sem- | together, one |
via English Elizabeth
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | Elizabeth | popular since the 16th century |
| 2 | Middle English | Elizabeth | Elizabeth, mother of John the Baptist |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | Ἐλισάβετ | Elizabeth mother of John the Baptist |
| 4 | Hebrew | אלישבע | my God is an oath; the Lord is her oath |
| 5 | Hebrew | אֵל | a God; God, deity; god, God |
| 6 | Hebrew | שמואל | — |
| 7 | Hebrew | שְׁמוּאֵל | — |