Where does “anticamouflage” come from?
anticamouflage (English) comes from English camouflage, from French camouflage, from French camoufler, from French camouflet, from Italian camuffare, from Italian muffare, from Medieval Latin muffula, from Frankish molfell — to strengthen; to bind; to change, exchange.
anticamouflage (English): Coloration or markings designed to draw attention...
Definitions
- Coloration or markings designed to draw attention...
Ancestry of “anticamouflage”, step by step
anticamouflage traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English camouflage
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | camouflage | A disguise or covering up; The act of disguising;... |
| 2 | French | camouflage | camouflage |
| 3 | French | camoufler | to camouflage |
| 4 | French | camouflet | snub, affront; camouflet |
| 5 | Italian | camuffare | To disguise; To hide |
| 6 | Italian | muffare | to become mouldy |
| 7 | Medieval Latin | muffula | a muff; muff |
| 8 | Frankish | molfell | soft garment made of hide |
| 9 | Middle High German | mol | — |
| 10 | Old High German | mol | — |
| 11 | Proto-Germanic | mulô | muzzle |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | molh₂-o- | — |
| 13 | Proto-Indo-European | melh₂- | to grind, to crush |
| 14 | Proto-Indo-European | mel- | soft; tender; weak; to deceive; to rub |
| 15 | Proto-Indo-European | mey- | to strengthen; to bind; to change, exchange |