Where does “aldercap” come from?
aldercap (English) comes from English Alder, from English Alderman, from Middle English alderman, from Old English ealdorman, from Old English mann, from Proto-West Germanic mann, from Proto-Germanic *mann-, from Proto-Indo-European men- — to think, mind; spiritual activity; to stay,...
aldercap (English): Any of various fungi of the cosmopolitan genus Naucoria, family Hymenogastraceae
Definitions
- Any of various fungi of the cosmopolitan genus Naucoria, family Hymenogastraceae
Ancestry of “aldercap”, step by step
aldercap traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English Alder
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | Alder | for someone who lived by alder trees |
| 2 | English | Alderman | A member of a municipal legislative body in a city or town |
| 3 | Middle English | alderman | A high official or dignitary; a leader |
| 4 | Old English | ealdorman | an elderman; senator, chief, duke, a nobleman of... |
| 5 | Old English | mann | person; man meaning mankind; man meaning adult... |
| 6 | Proto-West Germanic | mann | person, human |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | *mann- | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | men- | to think, mind; spiritual activity; to stay,... |
via English Cap
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | Cap | A nickname for the captain of a team, ship, etc |
| 2 | English | Capricorn | Someone with a Capricorn star sign |
| 3 | French | Capricorne | Capricorn |
| 4 | Latin | Capricornus | Capricornus, the constellation of the zodiac |
| 5 | Latin | caper | a male goat, billy goat; vocative singular of... |
| 6 | Proto-Italic | *kapros | he-goat |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | kápros | he-goat, billy goat |