Where does “culverin” come from?
culverin (English) comes from Middle English culveryne, from Old French coulevrine, from Latin colubra, from Latin -a, from Proto-Italic -ā, from Proto-Indo-European -éh₂.
culverin (English): A kind of handgun; A large cannon
Definitions
- A kind of handgun; A large cannon
Ancestry of “culverin”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Middle English | culveryne | — |
| 2 | Old French | coulevrine | — |
| 3 | Latin | colubra | a female snake, serpent; snake, serpent |
| 4 | Latin | -a | suffixed to the roots of verbs, forms agent... |
| 5 | Proto-Italic | -ā | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | -éh₂ | — |
Words derived from “culverin”