Where does “beachcomber” come from?
beachcomber (English) comes from English comber, from English comb, from English combination, from Middle English combinacioun, from Old French combination, from Late Latin combinatio, from Latin combino, from Latin com- — resin.
beachcomber (English): A seaman who is not prepared to work but hangs...
Definitions
- A seaman who is not prepared to work but hangs...
Ancestry of “beachcomber”, step by step
beachcomber traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English comber
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | comber | A person who combs wool, etc; A machine that... |
| 2 | English | comb | A toothed implement for grooming the hair or for... |
| 3 | English | combination | The act of combining, the state of being combined... |
| 4 | Middle English | combinacioun | — |
| 5 | Old French | combination | — |
| 6 | Late Latin | combinatio | A joining, two by two |
| 7 | Latin | combino | I combine, unite |
| 8 | Latin | com- | allomorph of con- |
| 9 | Latin | con- | Used in compounds to indicate a being or bringing... |
| 10 | Latin | cum | with, along with; at; -fold |
| 11 | Old Latin | com | Alternative form of cum |
| 12 | Proto-Italic | kom | with, along, at |
| 13 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱóm | beside, near, by, with |
| 14 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱe | Deictic particle, here; Post-positional... |
| 15 | Middle English | kyt | — |
| 16 | German | kitt | putty certain kinds of cement used for fixing e.g. window panes |
| 17 | Old High German | kuti | — |
| 18 | Proto-West Germanic | kwidu | gum, resin |
| 19 | Proto-Germanic | kweduz | resin |