Where does “ciderkin” come from?
ciderkin (English) comes from English kin, from English fictionkin, from English fiction, from Middle English ficcioun, from Old French ficcion, from Latin fictio, from Latin -tiō, from Latin dissertātiō — small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble.
ciderkin (English): A weak cider made by steeping the refuse pomace...
Definitions
- A weak cider made by steeping the refuse pomace...
Ancestry of “ciderkin”, step by step
ciderkin traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English kin
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | kin | Race; family; breed; kind; Persons of the same... |
| 2 | English | fictionkin | An individual whose personal identity is based in fiction of some kind: a fictional character, a fictional race or species, etc |
| 3 | English | fiction | Literary type using invented or imaginative... |
| 4 | Middle English | ficcioun | An invention or fabrication |
| 5 | Old French | ficcion | dissimulation, ruse, invention |
| 6 | Latin | fictio | fashioning, forming, formation; fiction |
| 7 | Latin | -tiō | tion, -ation, -ing |
| 8 | Latin | dissertātiō | (spoken) dissertation, discourse, disquisition |
| 9 | Latin | dissertus | arranged, disposed; explained |
| 10 | Latin | disserere | second-person singular future passive indicative... |
| 11 | Latin | dis- | asunder, apart, in two; reversal, removal;... |
| 12 | Latin | calceus | shoe |
| 13 | Latin | calx | limestone; chalk; the finish line |
| 14 | Ancient Greek | χάλιξ | small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble |
via English cider
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | cider | An alcoholic, often sparkling beverage made from... |
| 2 | Middle English | sider | Hard cider or an analogous beverage made of other... |
| 3 | Old French | sidre | beverage made from fermented apples |
| 4 | Latin | sīcera | An intoxicating drink (possibly a form of cider) |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | σίκερα | A fermented liquor, a strong drink |
| 6 | Hebrew | שֵׁכָר | alcoholic drink; liquor |