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
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | auger | A carpenter's tool for boring holes longer than... |
| 2 | Middle English | nauger | auger |
| 3 | Middle English | nave | nave |
| 4 | Old French | navie | navy |
| 5 | Latin | nāvigia | — |
| 6 | Latin | nāvigium | — |
| 7 | Latin | nāvigō | — |
| 8 | Latin | nāvis | — |
| 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 | — |
| 14 | Proto-Germanic | ūt | out, outward |
| 15 | Proto-Indo-European | úd | out, outward |