Where does “apertural” come from?
apertural (English) comes from English AL, from Dutch al, from Middle Dutch al, from Old Dutch āl, from Proto-West Germanic all, from Proto-Germanic allaz, from Proto-Indo-European h₂él- — to grow, nourish.
apertural (English): Relating to an aperture
Definitions
- Relating to an aperture
Ancestry of “apertural”, step by step
apertural traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English AL
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | AL | Initialism of assembly language; Initialism of... |
| 2 | Dutch | al | all, all of; already; yet |
| 3 | Middle Dutch | al | all, all of; completely; even though, no matter... |
| 4 | Old Dutch | āl | — |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | all | all |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | allaz | all |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂él- | to grow, nourish |
via English aperture
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | aperture | An opening, gap, or hole, usually small and... |
| 2 | Russian | апертура | aperture |
| 3 | Latin | apertūra | an act of opening |
| 4 | Latin | apertus | opened, open, free; public; having been opened;... |
| 5 | Latin | aperiō | to uncover, make or lay bare, reveal, clear |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂epó | off, away |