Where does “anticlockwisely” come from?
anticlockwisely (English) comes from English anticlockwise, from English clockwise, from English clock, from Middle English clokke, from Middle Dutch clocke, from Old Dutch *clocca, from Proto-West Germanic *klokkā, from Medieval Latin clocca.
anticlockwisely (English): Anticlockwise
Definitions
- Anticlockwise
Ancestry of “anticlockwisely”, step by step
anticlockwisely traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English anticlockwise
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | anticlockwise | in a circular fashion so as to be moving to the... |
| 2 | English | clockwise | In a curve or twist corresponding to the movement... |
| 3 | English | clock | An instrument used to measure or keep track of... |
| 4 | Middle English | clokke | clock, timekeeping device |
| 5 | Middle Dutch | clocke | bell; something bell-shaped |
| 6 | Old Dutch | *clocca | bell |
| 7 | Proto-West Germanic | *klokkā | bell |
| 8 | Medieval Latin | clocca | bell; travelers' cape, literally “a bell”, so... |
| 9 | Old Irish | cloc | bell; clock |
| 10 | Proto-Celtic | klokkos | bell |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | klēg- | — |