Where does “caltrop” come from?
caltrop (English) comes from Middle English calketrappe, from Old English calcatrippe, from Medieval Latin calcatrippa, from Latin calcare, from Latin calco, from Latin -o, from Proto-Italic -ōd, from Proto-Indo-European -éad.
caltrop (English): A small, metal object with spikes arranged so...
Definitions
- A small, metal object with spikes arranged so...
Ancestry of “caltrop”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Middle English | calketrappe | caltrop metal spiked object |
| 2 | Old English | calcatrippe | plant that trips |
| 3 | Medieval Latin | calcatrippa | thistle |
| 4 | Latin | calcare | inflection of calcō: ## present active... |
| 5 | Latin | calco | I trample, tread on; I walk upon, cross on foot;... |
| 6 | Latin | -o | forms masculine agent nouns, positive and... |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | -ōd | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | -éad | — |