Where does “Gill Sans” come from?
Gill Sans (English) comes from English sans serif, from English serif, from English Sheriff, from Middle English shirreve, from Old English scīrġerēfa, from Old English sċīr, from Old English burna, from Proto-West Germanic brunnō — to bear, carry.
Gill Sans (English): An easy-to-read style of sans-serif typeface designed by Eric Gill
Definitions
- An easy-to-read style of sans-serif typeface designed by Eric Gill
Ancestry of “Gill Sans”, step by step
Gill Sans traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English sans serif
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | sans serif | A typeface in which the characters do not have serifs |
| 2 | English | serif | A short line added to the end of a stroke in... |
| 3 | English | Sheriff | (High Sheriff) An official of a shire or county office, responsible for carrying out court orders, law enforcement and other duties |
| 4 | Middle English | shirreve | A sheriff; an individual responsible for a number... |
| 5 | Old English | scīrġerēfa | shire-reeve; sheriff |
| 6 | Old English | sċīr | bright; shire; county |
| 7 | Old English | burna | stream |
| 8 | Proto-West Germanic | brunnō | well, spring |
| 9 | Proto-Germanic | brunnô | source; wellspring; fountain; brook; stream;... |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰréh₁wr̥ | well, spring, source |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰrewh₁- | to boil; to brew |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰer- | to bear, carry |
via English Gill
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | Gill | Someone connected with Gillingham Football Club,... |
| 2 | Middle English | gille | — |
| 3 | Old French | gille | a wine measure; wine measure |
| 4 | Medieval Latin | gillo | earthenware jar; A cooler for liquids |
| 5 | Gaulish | gallā | vessel |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | gallǭ | gall, bile |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵʰelh₃- | to flourish; green, yellow |