Where does “Litchfield” come from?
Litchfield (English) comes from English litch, from English literally, from English literal, from Old French literal, from Latin litteralis, from Latin littera, from Latin lītera, from Old Latin leitera — to die, disapear; to avoid, elude, decline,...
Litchfield (English): A placename
Definitions
- A placename
Ancestry of “Litchfield”, step by step
Litchfield traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.
via English litch
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | litch | literally, actually |
| 2 | English | literally | word for word; not figuratively; not as an idiom... |
| 3 | English | literal | Exactly as stated; read or understood without... |
| 4 | Old French | literal | literal exactly as stated |
| 5 | Latin | litteralis | literary; epistolary |
| 6 | Latin | littera | a letter of the alphabet; handwriting; letter,... |
| 7 | Latin | lītera | — |
| 8 | Old Latin | leitera | — |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂leyH- | to smear |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | leyh₂- | to die, disapear; to avoid, elude, decline,... |
via English field
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | field | A land area free of woodland, cities, and towns;... |
| 2 | Middle English | feeld | A field; The countryside; empty land that... |
| 3 | Old English | feld | field |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | felþu | field |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | felþuz | field, plain |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | pelh₂- | to approach |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | pel- | to cover, to wrap; skin, hide, cloth; to fold |
via Old English Lyccid
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Old English | Lyccid | — |