Where does “carborundum” come from?
carborundum (English) comes from English carbon, from English budget, from Middle English bogett, from Old French bougette, from Old French bouge, from Latin bulga, from Gaulish bolgā, from Proto-Celtic bolgos.
carborundum (English): Crystals of silicon carbide used as an abrasive
Definitions
- Crystals of silicon carbide used as an abrasive
Ancestry of “carborundum”, step by step
carborundum traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English carbon
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | carbon | The chemical element with an atomic number of 6.... |
| 2 | English | budget | The amount of money or resources earmarked for a... |
| 3 | Middle English | bogett | — |
| 4 | Old French | bougette | — |
| 5 | Old French | bouge | sack; purse; small bag |
| 6 | Latin | bulga | knapsack, wallet, satchel; wallet, purse; womb |
| 7 | Gaulish | bolgā | bag, sack |
| 8 | Proto-Celtic | bolgos | sack, bag; stomach |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰelǵʰ- | to swell |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰel- | to sound; to speak, roar, bark; shiny, white; to... |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰōl- | — |