Where does “bangtail muster” come from?
bangtail muster (English) comes from English muster, from Middle English musteren, from Middle French monstrer, from Old French monstrer, from Latin mōnstrō, from Latin moneō, from Proto-Italic moneō, from Proto-Indo-European monéyeti — to think, mind; spiritual activity; to stay,...
bangtail muster (English): A muster of cattle, for counting and any of...
Definitions
- A muster of cattle, for counting and any of...
Ancestry of “bangtail muster”, step by step
bangtail muster traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English muster
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | muster | Gathering; Showing; To show, exhibit |
| 2 | Middle English | musteren | — |
| 3 | Middle French | monstrer | to show |
| 4 | Old French | monstrer | to show |
| 5 | Latin | mōnstrō | to show, point out, indicate, demonstrate |
| 6 | Latin | moneō | to warn, to advise |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | moneō | to remind, to warn |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | monéyeti | to cause to think, make think |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | men- | to think, mind; spiritual activity; to stay,... |
via English bangtail
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | bangtail | The tail of a horse or cow, allowed to grow out... |
| 2 | English | Tail | A Chinese constellation coinciding with the tail of Scorpius, one of the 28 lunar mansions and the tail of Azure Dragon |
| 3 | Middle English | tayl | A tail; The back side or reverse of a creature; A... |
| 4 | Old English | tæġl | tail |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | taglą | hair; ponytail; hair of a tail; tail |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | doḱ- | hair of the tail |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | deḱ- | take; perceive |