Where does “cymelet” come from?
cymelet (English) comes from English cyme, from French cime, from French cimetière, from Old French cimitiere, from Medieval Latin cimiterium, from Late Latin coemeterium, from Ancient Greek κοιμητήριον, from Ancient Greek κοιμάω — to be lying down; to settle.
cymelet (English): A little cyme
Definitions
- A little cyme
Ancestry of “cymelet”, step by step
cymelet traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English cyme
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | cyme | A “head” (of unexpanded leaves, etc.); an opening bud |
| 2 | French | cime | peak, summit; top |
| 3 | French | cimetière | cemetery, graveyard |
| 4 | Old French | cimitiere | — |
| 5 | Medieval Latin | cimiterium | — |
| 6 | Late Latin | coemeterium | cemetery, churchyard, burial ground |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | κοιμητήριον | sleeping chamber |
| 8 | Ancient Greek | κοιμάω | put to sleep, lull; to sleep |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱey- | to be lying down; to settle |
via English let
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | let | To allow to, not to prevent; To leave; To allow... |
| 2 | Middle English | leten | to let |
| 3 | Old English | lǣtan | to let; leave; to let go, leave; to allow, let... |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | lātan | to let, to allow; to leave alone |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | lētaną | to let, to allow; to leave alone |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | leh₁d- | to be tired |