Where does “altarware” come from?
altarware (English) comes from English altar, from Old English altar, from Latin altāre, from Latin adoleō, from Latin ad-, from Latin īn-, from Latin în, from Latin en — in.
altarware (English): Religious items made from precious metals such as chalices and patens, that are used on an altar during eucharist
Definitions
- Religious items made from precious metals such as chalices and patens, that are used on an altar during eucharist
Ancestry of “altarware”, step by step
altarware traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English altar
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | altar | A table or similar flat-topped structure used for... |
| 2 | Old English | altar | altar |
| 3 | Latin | altāre | altar, fitting for burnt offerings |
| 4 | Latin | adoleō | to emit an odor, smell |
| 5 | Latin | ad- | to; usually prefixed to verbs, in which cases it... |
| 6 | Latin | īn- | un-, non-, not |
| 7 | Latin | în | in, at, on, upon, from (space) |
| 8 | Latin | en | lookǃ beholdǃ; reallyǃ?; come onǃ |
| 9 | Proto-Italic | en | in |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁én | in |
via English Ware
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | Ware | A placename |
| 2 | Middle English | ware | Alternative form of veir; Alternative form of... |
| 3 | Old English | wær | cautious, on guard, watching out for something;... |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | wār | true, reliable |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | wēraz | true; reliable; friendly; kind |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | wiHrós | man; husband; warrior, hero |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | weyh₁- | to chase, pursue; to suppress, persecute |