Where does “beaksedge” come from?
beaksedge (English) comes from English beak, from Middle English bec, from Anglo-Norman bec, from Old French bec, from Latin beccus, from Latin -āceus, from Latin -āx, from Latin -ium — Creates adjectives from noun or verb stems.
beaksedge (English): Any plant of the genus Rhynchospora
Definitions
- Any plant of the genus Rhynchospora
Ancestry of “beaksedge”, step by step
beaksedge traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English beak
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | beak | "Anatomical uses"; "Figurative uses"; "Colloquial... |
| 2 | Middle English | bec | — |
| 3 | Anglo-Norman | bec | — |
| 4 | Old French | bec | beak, bill |
| 5 | Latin | beccus | beak, bill |
| 6 | Latin | -āceus | aceous; resembling, having the nature of, forming, belonging to |
| 7 | Latin | -āx | ish, -y |
| 8 | Latin | -ium | Suffix used to form abstract nouns, sometimes... |
| 9 | Latin | -ius | forming adjectives from nouns; nominative neuter... |
| 10 | Proto-Italic | -jōs | Forms comparative adjectives |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | -yós | Creates adjectives from noun or verb stems |
via English sedge
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | sedge | Any plant of the genus "Carex", the true sedges,... |
| 2 | Middle English | segge | A sedge; The sliced stems of sedges; A person; an... |
| 3 | Old English | seċġ | sedge; man |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | sagi | retainer, warrior; sedge |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | sagjaz | retainer, warrior; sedge |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | sekʷ- | to follow; to see; to say |