Where does “cinnamon shadowdragon” come from?
cinnamon shadowdragon (English) comes from English shadowdragon, from English dragon, from English drag queen, from English Queen, from Middle English quene, from Old English cwene, from Old English cwēn, from Proto-West Germanic kwāni — woman.
cinnamon shadowdragon (English): A shadowdragon dragonfly of species Neurocordulia virginiensis
Definitions
- A shadowdragon dragonfly of species Neurocordulia virginiensis
Ancestry of “cinnamon shadowdragon”, step by step
cinnamon shadowdragon traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English shadowdragon
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | shadowdragon | Any of genus Neurocordulia (family Corduliidae) of dragonflies |
| 2 | English | dragon | A legendary serpentine or reptilian creature; An... |
| 3 | English | drag queen | A person, usually male, who dresses up in women's... |
| 4 | English | Queen | A title used before the personal name of a queen |
| 5 | Middle English | quene | A queen; Any powerful woman noble; A female... |
| 6 | Old English | cwene | a woman; inflection of cwēn: ##... |
| 7 | Old English | cwēn | queen; woman, wife, queen |
| 8 | Proto-West Germanic | kwāni | woman, wife |
| 9 | Proto-Germanic | kwēniz | wife |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | gʷḗn | woman |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | gʷen- | woman |