Where does “Paulin” come from?
Paulin (English) comes from English tarpaulin, from English pall, from English appal, from Hungarian app, from English application, from Middle English applicacioun, from Old French aplicacion, from Latin applicātiō — small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble.
Paulin (English): A tarpaulin
Definitions
- A tarpaulin
Ancestry of “Paulin”, step by step
Paulin traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English tarpaulin
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | tarpaulin | A tarp, a heavy, waterproof sheet of material,... |
| 2 | English | pall | Senses relating to cloth; Senses relating to... |
| 3 | English | appal | Alternative spelling of appall |
| 4 | Hungarian | app | app, application |
| 5 | English | application | The act of applying or laying on, in a literal... |
| 6 | Middle English | applicacioun | — |
| 7 | Old French | aplicacion | application |
| 8 | Latin | applicātiō | application, inclination |
| 9 | Latin | -tiō | tion, -ation, -ing |
| 10 | Latin | dissertātiō | (spoken) dissertation, discourse, disquisition |
| 11 | Latin | dissertus | arranged, disposed; explained |
| 12 | Latin | disserere | second-person singular future passive indicative... |
| 13 | Latin | dis- | asunder, apart, in two; reversal, removal;... |
| 14 | Latin | calceus | shoe |
| 15 | Latin | calx | limestone; chalk; the finish line |
| 16 | Ancient Greek | χάλιξ | small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble |