Where does “connie agate” come from?
connie agate (English) comes from English cornelian, from English carnelian, from English Cornelian, from Old French corneline, from Latin Cornus, from Ancient Greek κορμός, from Ancient Greek κείρω, from Proto-Indo-European (s)kér-ye- — to cut, cut off, sever.
connie agate (English): A playing marble made from agate
Definitions
- A playing marble made from agate
Ancestry of “connie agate”, step by step
connie agate traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English cornelian
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | cornelian | Alternative form of carnelian; Any of various... |
| 2 | English | carnelian | A hard, reddish brown chalcedony; used in... |
| 3 | English | Cornelian | Pertaining to Pierre Corneille, or characteristic... |
| 4 | Old French | corneline | — |
| 5 | Latin | Cornus | cornel, dogwood (tree and fruit) |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | κορμός | trunk of a tree; log of timber |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | κείρω | I shear, shave, cut hair short; I ravage, waste;... |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)kér-ye- | — |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)ker- | to cut off; to turn, bend |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | sek- | to cut, cut off, sever |
via English agate
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | agate | A semi-pellucid, uncrystallized variety of... |
| 2 | Middle English | agate | straight away, immediately |
| 3 | Middle English | gate | An entryway or entrance to a settlement or... |
| 4 | Old English | ġeat | gate; a gate, door |
| 5 | Old French | gaut | forest, woods, woodland |
| 6 | Proto-West Germanic | walþu | forest |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | walþuz | forest |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | wel- | to see |