Where does “carbuncled” come from?
carbuncled (English) comes from English ED, from Japanese エンディング, from English ending, from Middle English ending, from Middle English endyng, from Old English endung, from Old English endian, from Proto-Germanic andijōną — on, onto.
carbuncled (English): Set with carbuncles; Affected with a carbuncle or...
Definitions
- Set with carbuncles; Affected with a carbuncle or...
Ancestry of “carbuncled”, step by step
carbuncled traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English ED
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | ED | Initialism of erectile dysfunction; Initialism of... |
| 2 | Japanese | エンディング | ending, especially of a broadcast or performance |
| 3 | English | ending | A termination or conclusion; The last part of... |
| 4 | Middle English | ending | Alternative form of endyng |
| 5 | Middle English | endyng | An ending, termination, or conclusion;... |
| 6 | Old English | endung | ending |
| 7 | Old English | endian | to end, make an end of; to finish, complete; to... |
| 8 | Proto-Germanic | andijōną | to end, bring to an end, finish |
| 9 | Proto-Germanic | andijaz | end |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂entíos | front; forehead |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂ent- | face; forehead; front |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂en- | on, onto |
via English carbuncle
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | carbuncle | A deep-red or fiery colored garnet or other dark... |
| 2 | Middle English | carbuncle | A carbuncle garnet or other precious stone |
| 3 | Old French | carbuncle | carbuncle (deep-red or fiery colored garnet or other dark red precious stone) |
| 4 | Latin | carbunculus | carbuncle |
| 5 | Latin | carbō | charcoal, coal |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱer- | to grow, to make grow, to nourish; to plait,... |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | kr̥- | to turn, to bend |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | ker- | army |