Where does “bristlecone” come from?
bristlecone (English) comes from English bristle, from Middle English bristil, from Old English bristl — a bristle.
bristlecone (English): A bristlecone pine
Ancestry of “bristlecone”, step by step
bristlecone traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English bristle
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | English | bristle | A stiff or coarse hair; The hairs or other... |
| 2 | Middle English | bristil | — |
| 3 | Old English | bristl | a bristle |
via English Cone
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | English | Cone | A surface of revolution formed by rotating a segment of a line around another line that intersects the first line |
| 2 | Middle English | cone | — |