Where does “Perlin” come from?
Perlin (English) comes from English Merlin, from Middle English merlioun, from Old French emerillon, from Old French esmerillon, from Old French esmeril, from Italian smeriglio, from Greek σμερίλιον, from Ancient Greek σμερί — emery-powder, used by lapidaries.
Perlin (English): A cross breed of a peregrine falcon and a merlin
Definitions
- A cross breed of a peregrine falcon and a merlin
Ancestry of “Perlin”, step by step
Perlin traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English Merlin
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | Merlin | A wizard in the Arthurian legend |
| 2 | Middle English | merlioun | merlin the falcon |
| 3 | Old French | emerillon | — |
| 4 | Old French | esmerillon | — |
| 5 | Old French | esmeril | — |
| 6 | Italian | smeriglio | emery; merlin; Synonym of sparviero |
| 7 | Greek | σμερίλιον | — |
| 8 | Ancient Greek | σμερί | — |
| 9 | Ancient Greek | σμύρις | emery-powder, used by lapidaries |
via English peregrine
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | peregrine | Wandering, travelling, migratory; Not native to a... |
| 2 | Old French | peregrin | Alternative form of pelerin |
| 3 | French | pérégrin | foreign |
| 4 | Latin | peregrīnus | foreign, alien |
| 5 | Latin | -īnus | of or pertaining to; -ine |
| 6 | Proto-Italic | -īnos | of/belonging to |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | -iHnos | Creates adjectives of materials |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | -no- | adjectival suffix |