Where does “bardolatrous” come from?
bardolatrous (English) comes from English ous, from English ou, from Afrikaans ou, from Dutch oud, from Middle Dutch out, from Old Dutch ald, from Proto-West Germanic ald, from Proto-Germanic aldaz — to grow, nourish.
bardolatrous (English): Shakespeare-worshipping
Definitions
- Shakespeare-worshipping
Ancestry of “bardolatrous”, step by step
bardolatrous traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English ous
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | ous | plural of ou |
| 2 | English | ou | A probably extinct species of Hawaiian... |
| 3 | Afrikaans | ou | An old fellow, guy, bloke; attributive form of... |
| 4 | Dutch | oud | old |
| 5 | Middle Dutch | out | old |
| 6 | Old Dutch | ald | — |
| 7 | Proto-West Germanic | ald | old |
| 8 | Proto-Germanic | aldaz | old, grown up |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂eltós | — |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂él- | to grow, nourish |
via English bardolatry
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | bardolatry | excessive or religious worship of William... |
| 2 | English | Bard | William Shakespeare |
| 3 | French | barde | horse-armour, also a long saddle for an ass or... |
| 4 | Old French | barde | horse armor |
| 5 | Arabic | بَرْدَة | — |
| 6 | Persian | پرده | curtain; veil; screen |
| 7 | Middle Persian | pardag | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | pel- | to cover, to wrap; skin, hide, cloth; to fold |