Where does “atlasing” come from?
atlasing (English) comes from English Atlas, from French Atlas, from Latin Ātlās, from Ancient Greek Ἄτλας, from Ancient Greek ἀ-, from Proto-Hellenic hə-, from Proto-Indo-European sm̥-, from Proto-Indo-European sem- — together, one.
atlasing (English): The creation of a atlas
Definitions
- The creation of a atlas
Ancestry of “atlasing”, step by step
atlasing traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English Atlas
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | Atlas | A particular model or individual missile of the... |
| 2 | French | Atlas | Atlas son of Iapetus and Clymene, leader of the Titans ordered by Zeus to support the sky on his shoulders |
| 3 | Latin | Ātlās | the Titan Atlas |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | Ἄτλας | the ‘Bearer’ of Heaven; Atlas; the 'Bearer' of... |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | ἀ- | The alpha privativum, used to make words that... |
| 6 | Proto-Hellenic | hə- | same; together |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | sm̥- | one; with, together |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | sem- | together, one |
via English ing
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | ing | A meadow, especially a low meadow near a river;... |
| 2 | Middle English | ing | — |
| 3 | Old English | ing | meadow, water meadow, ing |
| 4 | Old Norse | eng | meadow |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | angijō | A low lying meadow in a valley or near a river |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂énkos | curve, bend |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | -os | Creates action nouns or result nouns from verbs;... |