Where does “closet auger” come from?
closet auger (English) comes from English auger, from Middle English nauger, from Middle English nave, from Old French navie, from Latin nāvigia, from Latin nāvigium, from Latin nāvigō, from Latin nāvis — out, outward.
closet auger (English): A specialized plumber's snake made for use on...
Definitions
- A specialized plumber's snake made for use on...
Ancestry of “closet auger”, step by step
closet auger traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English auger
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | auger | A carpenter's tool for boring holes longer than... |
| 2 | Middle English | nauger | auger |
| 3 | Middle English | nave | nave hub of a wheel |
| 4 | Old French | navie | navy |
| 5 | Latin | nāvigia | — |
| 6 | Latin | nāvigium | vessel, ship, boat |
| 7 | Latin | nāvigō | to sail, navigate, seafare, embark |
| 8 | Latin | nāvis | ship, boat, vessel; a fleet in the plural |
| 9 | Proto-Italic | naus | — |
| 10 | German | hinaus | out |
| 11 | German | aus | out; over; finished; done; up; off |
| 12 | Old High German | ūz | out |
| 13 | Proto-West Germanic | *ūt | out, outward |
| 14 | Proto-Germanic | ūt | out, outward |
| 15 | Proto-Indo-European | úd | out, outward |
via English closet
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | closet | Any private area, bowers in the open air; Any... |
| 2 | Middle English | closet | — |
| 3 | Old French | closet | small enclosed area, such as a field or a paddock |
| 4 | Old French | clos | enclosed outdoor area, such as a field or a... |
| 5 | Latin | clausus | closed, inaccessible; having been closed;... |
| 6 | Latin | claudere | present active infinitive of claudō;... |
| 7 | Latin | claudo | I shut, close, lock; I imprison, confine; I... |
| 8 | Proto-Italic | klaudō | close |