Where does “antecrochet” come from?
antecrochet (English) comes from English crochet, from French crochet, from French croc, from Middle French croc, from Old French croc, from Frankish krōk, from Proto-Germanic krōkaz, from Proto-Indo-European gerg- — to turn, bend, twist, wind; to tie, bind...
antecrochet (English): A fold of enamel on the molar teeth of some rhinoceros
Definitions
- A fold of enamel on the molar teeth of some rhinoceros
Ancestry of “antecrochet”, step by step
antecrochet traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English crochet
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | crochet | Needlework made by looping thread with a hooked... |
| 2 | French | crochet | hook; square bracket; fang |
| 3 | French | croc | hook; fang; croc |
| 4 | Middle French | croc | — |
| 5 | Old French | croc | hook; a hook-shaped weapon; grappling hook |
| 6 | Frankish | krōk | hook |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | krōkaz | something bent, a hook |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | gerg- | to shout; tracery, basket, twist; wicker, bend |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | ger- | to turn, bend, twist, wind; to tie, bind... |
via English ante
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | ante | A price or cost, as in up the ante; In poker and... |
| 2 | Latin | ante | before, in front, forwards; before; before,... |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | κλίσις | bending, inclination; a lying down; a place for... |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | -σῐς | "suffix forming nouns" |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | -τις | retained after dentals |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | -tis | Derives abstract/action nouns from verb roots |