Where does “conrod” come from?

conrod (English) comes from English connecting, from English connect, from Latin connectere, from Latin con-, from Latin cum, from Old Latin com, from Proto-Italic kom, from Proto-Indo-European ḱóm — to bend; curve; arch; vault; to bow, bend, arch,...

conrod (English): Abbreviation of connecting rod

Definitions

  1. Abbreviation of connecting rod

Ancestry of “conrod”, step by step

conrod traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English connecting

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Englishconnectingpresent participle of connect
2EnglishconnectTo join (to another object): to attach, or to be intended to attach or capable of attaching, to another object
3Latinconnecteresecond-person singular future passive indicative...
4Latincon-Used in compounds to indicate a being or bringing...
5Latincumwith, along with; at; -fold
6Old LatincomAlternative form of cum
7Proto-Italickomwith, along, at
8Proto-Indo-Europeanḱómbeside, near, by, with
9Proto-Indo-EuropeanḱeDeictic particle, here; Post-positional...
10Middle Englishkyt
11Germankittputty certain kinds of cement used for fixing e.g. window panes
12Old High Germankuti
13Proto-West Germanickwidugum, resin
14Proto-Germanickweduzresin
15Proto-Indo-Europeangʷet-resin, gum; to say, speak
16Proto-Indo-Europeangū-to bend; curve; arch; vault; to bow, bend, arch,...

via English rod

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishrodA straight, round stick, shaft, bar, cane, or...
2EnglishRodneyA small Newfoundland wooden boat typically used by one person
3Proto-Germanicawjōfloodplain; meadow; island
4Proto-Germanicagwjō
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂ékʷeh₂water
Every word from Proto-Indo-European gū-
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