Where does “circumterraneous” come from?
circumterraneous (English) comes from English terraneous, from English ous, from English ou, from Afrikaans ou, from Dutch oud, from Middle Dutch out, from Old Dutch ald, from Proto-West Germanic ald — to grow, nourish.
circumterraneous (English): Being or dwelling around the Earth
Definitions
- Being or dwelling around the Earth
Ancestry of “circumterraneous”, step by step
circumterraneous traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English terraneous
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | terraneous | Relating to the earth |
| 2 | English | ous | plural of ou |
| 3 | English | ou | A probably extinct species of Hawaiian... |
| 4 | Afrikaans | ou | An old fellow, guy, bloke; attributive form of... |
| 5 | Dutch | oud | old |
| 6 | Middle Dutch | out | old |
| 7 | Old Dutch | ald | — |
| 8 | Proto-West Germanic | ald | old |
| 9 | Proto-Germanic | aldaz | old, grown up |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂eltós | — |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂él- | to grow, nourish |
via English circum
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | circum | — |