Where does “cheekbony” come from?
cheekbony (English) comes from English cheekbone, from English Bône, from Middle English bon, from Old English bān, from Arabic بان, from Ottoman Turkish بان, from Ottoman Turkish باڭ, from Persian بنگ — henbane.
cheekbony (English): Having prominent cheekbones
Definitions
- Having prominent cheekbones
Ancestry of “cheekbony”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | English | cheekbone | The small prominent bone of the cheek |
| 2 | English | Bône | — |
| 3 | Middle English | bon | bone |
| 4 | Old English | bān | bone, tusk; the bone of a limb |
| 5 | Arabic | بان | to separate, to become distinct, to sunder; to be... |
| 6 | Ottoman Turkish | بان | ban; keeper, tender, ward; ben tree, horseradish... |
| 7 | Ottoman Turkish | باڭ | — |
| 8 | Persian | بنگ | hashish, narcotic made from "Cannabis sativa";... |
| 9 | Middle Persian | 𐭡𐭭𐭢 | henbane |