Where does “allosuckling” come from?
allosuckling (English) comes from English suckling, from Middle English sukling, from English suck, from Middle English souken, from Old English sūcan, from Proto-West Germanic sūkan, from Proto-Germanic sūkaną, from Proto-Indo-European sug- — to press out, extract; juice; liquid, rain; to...
allosuckling (English): An infant that is allonursed
Definitions
- An infant that is allonursed
Ancestry of “allosuckling”, step by step
allosuckling traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English suckling
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | suckling | An infant that is still being breastfed by its... |
| 2 | Middle English | sukling | — |
| 3 | English | suck | An instance of drawing something into one's mouth... |
| 4 | Middle English | souken | To suck; to extract or draw with the mouth; To... |
| 5 | Old English | sūcan | to suck |
| 6 | Proto-West Germanic | sūkan | to suck; to suckle |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | sūkaną | to suck; to suckle |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | sug- | — |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | sew- | to press out, extract; juice; liquid, rain; to... |
via English allo
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | allo | Alternative spelling of 'allo |
| 2 | English | allosexual | Directed toward or involving another person... |
| 3 | English | allo- | different, other; isomeric; especially, of amino... |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | ἄλλος | other, another, different, else; in combination... |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | κρίνω | To separate, divide, part, distinguish between... |
| 6 | Proto-Hellenic | kríňňō | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | krinyéti | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | krey- | to sift, separate, divide |