Where does “dartchery” come from?
dartchery (English) comes from English darts, from English -s, from English ’s, from English Kingstown, from English town, from Middle English toun, from Middle English ende, from Old English ende — on, onto.
dartchery (English): A sport that is a combination of darts and archery. It was played at the Paralympics
Definitions
- A sport that is a combination of darts and archery. It was played at the Paralympics
Ancestry of “dartchery”, step by step
dartchery traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English darts
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | darts | plural of dart; A game or sport in which darts... |
| 2 | English | -s | Used to form regular plurals of nouns; Used to... |
| 3 | English | ’s | — |
| 4 | English | Kingstown | OS grid ref NY3959 |
| 5 | English | town | A settlement; an area with residential districts,... |
| 6 | Middle English | toun | town |
| 7 | Middle English | ende | The end or finishing of a thing; the terminal... |
| 8 | Old English | ende | end, limit, border, corner |
| 9 | Proto-Germanic | andi | in addition, furthermore, and |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂énti | opposite; near; in front |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂énts | forehead; front |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂ent- | face; forehead; front |
| 13 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂en- | on, onto |
via English archery
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | archery | The practice or sport of shooting arrows with a... |
| 2 | Middle English | archerie | — |
| 3 | Old French | archerie | — |
| 4 | Old French | archier | archer |
| 5 | Latin | arcārius | — |
| 6 | Latin | arcuārius | bow |
| 7 | Latin | arcus | arc, arch; bow; rainbow |
| 8 | Latin | solium | seat, chair; throne, chair of state, official... |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | sodyom | — |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | sḗd- | to sit |