Where does “bromoil” come from?
bromoil (English) comes from English bromide, from English Ide, from French ide, from Latin Idus, from Swedish id, from Old Swedish idhe, from Old Norse *iði, from Old Norse iðja — work; a restless motion.
bromoil (English): An early photographic process that starts with a normally developed print exposed onto a silver-bromide paper that is then chemically bleached, hardened and fixed
Definitions
- An early photographic process that starts with a normally developed print exposed onto a silver-bromide paper that is then chemically bleached, hardened and fixed
Ancestry of “bromoil”, step by step
bromoil traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English bromide
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | bromide | A binary compound of bromine and some other... |
| 2 | English | Ide | named after Saint Ida OS grid ref SX8990 |
| 3 | French | ide | ide fish |
| 4 | Latin | Idus | Alternative form of īdūs: the ides of a Roman... |
| 5 | Swedish | id | effort, work, occupation; the tree "Taxus... |
| 6 | Old Swedish | idhe | — |
| 7 | Old Norse | *iði | — |
| 8 | Old Norse | iðja | to be active, do, perform |
| 9 | Old Norse | ið | work; a restless motion |
via English oil
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | oil | Liquid fat; Petroleum-based liquid used as fuel... |
| 2 | Middle English | oyle | The oil pressed from olives; olive oil; Oil as... |
| 3 | Old French | oile | oil |
| 4 | Latin | oleum | olive oil; the palaestra |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | ἔλαιον | olive oil, commonly used as an anointing oil; any... |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | ἐλαία | olive tree; olive; naevus |
| 7 | Proto-Hellenic | elaíwā | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | loiwom | — |