Where does “backcourtmate” come from?
backcourtmate (English) comes from English backcourt, from English court, from Middle English court, from Old French cort, from Latin cōrs, from Latin cohors, from Latin co-, from Latin cōn- — to bend; curve; arch; vault; to bow, bend, arch,...
backcourtmate (English): A fellow teammate on the backcourt
Definitions
- A fellow teammate on the backcourt
Ancestry of “backcourtmate”, step by step
backcourtmate traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English backcourt
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | backcourt | A courtyard behind a housing block or tenement... |
| 2 | English | court | An enclosed space; a courtyard; an uncovered area... |
| 3 | Middle English | court | A courtyard; an enclosed space |
| 4 | Old French | cort | court |
| 5 | Latin | cōrs | — |
| 6 | Latin | cohors | a court; a farmyard or enclosure; a retinue or... |
| 7 | Latin | co- | allomorph of con- |
| 8 | Latin | cōn- | Used in compounds to indicate a being or bringing together of several objects |
| 9 | Latin | cum | with, along with; at; -fold |
| 10 | Old Latin | com | Alternative form of cum |
| 11 | Proto-Italic | kom | with, along, at |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱóm | beside, near, by, with |
| 13 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱe | Deictic particle, here; Post-positional... |
| 14 | Middle English | kyt | — |
| 15 | German | kitt | putty certain kinds of cement used for fixing e.g. window panes |
| 16 | Old High German | kuti | — |
| 17 | Proto-West Germanic | kwidu | gum, resin |
| 18 | Proto-Germanic | kweduz | resin |
| 19 | Proto-Indo-European | gʷet- | resin, gum; to say, speak |
| 20 | Proto-Indo-European | gū- | to bend; curve; arch; vault; to bow, bend, arch,... |
via English maté
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | maté | An evergreen tree, Ilex paraquariensis, native to... |
| 2 | Spanish | maté | matte |
| 3 | French | mât | mast; flagstaff |
| 4 | Middle French | mast | mast structure found on watercraft |
| 5 | Old French | mast | mast structure found on watercraft |
| 6 | Latin | mastus | ship mast |
| 7 | Frankish | mast | ship mast; mast |
| 8 | Proto-Germanic | mastaz | rod, pole, perch; bar, plank; mast |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | mazdos | pole, mast; plank, board, flooring; perch, pole,... |