Where does “anglepoise” come from?
anglepoise (English) comes from English Angle, from Middle English angle, from Middle French angle, from Old French Angle, from Late Latin Angelus, from Ancient Greek ἄγγελος, from Old Norse engill, from Old Saxon engil — angel; messenger.
anglepoise (English): A lamp with an adjustable folding arm to allow...
Definitions
- A lamp with an adjustable folding arm to allow...
Ancestry of “anglepoise”, step by step
anglepoise traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English Angle
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | Angle | A member of a Germanic tribe first mentioned by... |
| 2 | Middle English | angle | — |
| 3 | Middle French | angle | corner |
| 4 | Old French | Angle | angel biblical being |
| 5 | Late Latin | Angelus | — |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | ἄγγελος | a messenger; one that announces; angel, heavenly... |
| 7 | Old Norse | engill | angel |
| 8 | Old Saxon | engil | angel |
| 9 | Proto-West Germanic | angil | angel |
| 10 | Latin | angelus | angel; messenger |
via English poise
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | poise | A state of balance, equilibrium or stability;... |
| 2 | Middle English | poys | — |
| 3 | Middle French | pois | weight |
| 4 | Latin | pēnsum | allotment, portion, weight (of wool measured out to a slave to spin in a day) |
| 5 | Latin | pendō | to weigh, weigh out |
| 6 | Proto-Italic | pendō | hang, put in a hanging position |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)péndeti | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)pend- | to stretch |