Where does “cataraft” come from?
cataraft (English) comes from English catamaran, from Tamil கட்டுமரம், from Tamil மரம், from Old Tamil 𑀫𑀭𑀫𑁆, from Proto-Dravidian *maran — tree.
cataraft (English): A long raft with two pontoons, capable of...
Definitions
- A long raft with two pontoons, capable of...
Ancestry of “cataraft”, step by step
cataraft traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English catamaran
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | English | catamaran | A twin-hulled ship or boat; A quarrelsome woman;... |
| 2 | Tamil | கட்டுமரம் | a makeshift boat made by binding logs together with a rope; raft |
| 3 | Tamil | மரம் | tree |
| 4 | Old Tamil | 𑀫𑀭𑀫𑁆 | tree |
| 5 | Proto-Dravidian | *maran | tree |
via English raft
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | English | raft | A flat-bottomed craft able to float and drift on... |
| 2 | English | raff | A promiscuous heap; a jumble; a large quantity;... |
| 3 | Middle English | raf | Alternative form of reif |
| 4 | Old French | raffer | to wear away |