Where does “aftarm” come from?

aftarm (English) comes from English aft, from English afternoon, from Middle English afternone, from Middle English none, from Old English nōn, from Latin nōna, from Latin nōnus, from Latin novenos — new; to nod, assent to.

aftarm (English): The part of the arm between the shoulder and the elbow

Definitions

  1. The part of the arm between the shoulder and the elbow

Ancestry of “aftarm”, step by step

aftarm traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English aft

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishaftThe stern portion of a vessel; At, near, or...
2EnglishafternoonThe part of the day from noon or lunchtime until...
3Middle Englishafternoneafternoon
4Middle EnglishnoneAlternative form of nonne; Alternative form of...
5Old Englishnōnnoon; the ninth hour; the ninth hour
6Latinnōnanones canonical hour
7Latinnōnusninth
8Latinnovenosaccusative masculine plural of novēnus
9Latinnovemnine; 9; first-person singular present active...
10LatinnovoI make new, renew, refresh; I alter, change;...
11Proto-Italicnowāō
12Proto-Indo-Europeannéweh₂tito renew
13Proto-Indo-Europeannéwosnew
14Proto-Indo-Europeannew-new; to nod, assent to

via English Arm

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishArmAbbreviation of Armenian
2Middle Englisharmarm; poor; miserable, wretched
3Old Englishearmarm; poor, miserable
4Proto-West Germanicarmarm; poor, miserable; pitiful, pitiable
5Proto-Germanicarmazarm; poor, miserable; pitiful, pitiable
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂ermos
7Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂er-to fit, to fix, to put together
Every word from Proto-Indo-European new-Every word from Proto-Indo-European néwosEvery word from Proto-Indo-European néweh₂ti