Where does “Ur” come from?
Ur derives from German ur-, which comes from Latin continens, ultimately tracing to Latin cum meaning "with" or "together."
Ur (English): A hypothetical early supercontinent which may have existed on Earth during the Archaean eon (3.1 billion years ago)
Definitions
- A hypothetical early supercontinent which may have existed on Earth during the Archaean eon (3.1 billion years ago)
Ancestry of “Ur”, step by step
Ur traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via German Urkontinent
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Urkontinent | palaeocontinent |
| 2 | German | Kontinent | continent |
| 3 | Latin | continēns | limiting, enclosing |
| 4 | Latin | contineo | I hold or keep together/close, surround, contain;... |
| 5 | Latin | cōn- | Used in compounds to indicate a being or bringing together of several objects |
| 6 | Latin | cum | with, along with; at; -fold |
| 7 | Old Latin | com | Alternative form of cum |
| 8 | Proto-Italic | kom | with, along, at |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱóm | beside, near, by, with |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱe | Deictic particle, here; Post-positional... |
| 11 | Middle English | kyt | — |
| 12 | German | kitt | putty certain kinds of cement used for fixing e.g. window panes |
| 13 | Old High German | kuti | — |
| 14 | Proto-West Germanic | kwidu | gum, resin |
| 15 | Proto-Germanic | kweduz | resin |
| 16 | Proto-Indo-European | gʷet- | resin, gum; to say, speak |
| 17 | Proto-Indo-European | gū- | to bend; curve; arch; vault; to bow, bend, arch,... |
via Sumerian 𒋀𒀕𒆠
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sumerian | 𒋀𒀕𒆠 | Ur |