Where does “atride” come from?
atride (English) comes from Icelandic atriði, from Icelandic -i, from Old Norse -i, from Latin -ē, from Latin dis-, from Latin calceus, from Latin calx, from Ancient Greek χάλιξ — small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble.
atride (English): To ride away; escape
Definitions
- To ride away; escape
Ancestry of “atride”, step by step
atride traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Icelandic atriði
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Icelandic | atriði | point, matter, item; scene |
| 2 | Icelandic | -i | A nominal suffix |
| 3 | Old Norse | -i | th |
| 4 | Latin | -ē | ly; used to form adverbs from adjectives |
| 5 | Latin | dis- | asunder, apart, in two; reversal, removal;... |
| 6 | Latin | calceus | shoe |
| 7 | Latin | calx | limestone; chalk; the finish line |
| 8 | Ancient Greek | χάλιξ | small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble |
via Middle English atriden
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Middle English | atriden | — |