Where does “dashpot” come from?
dashpot (English) comes from English dash, from Middle English daschen, from Danish daske, from Serbo-Croatian dàska, from Proto-Slavic dъska, from Proto-Germanic diskuz, from Latin discus, from Proto-Italic diskō — take; perceive.
dashpot (English): A mechanical damping device consisting of a...
Definitions
- A mechanical damping device consisting of a...
Ancestry of “dashpot”, step by step
dashpot traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English dash
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | dash | Any of the following symbols: ‒ (figure dash), – (en dash), — (em dash), or ― (horizontal bar) |
| 2 | Middle English | daschen | To hit with a weapon and cause damage; to land a... |
| 3 | Danish | daske | to slap, strike |
| 4 | Serbo-Croatian | dàska | board, plank |
| 5 | Proto-Slavic | dъska | board, plank |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | diskuz | table; dish; bowl |
| 7 | Latin | discus | a discus, quoit; a dish shaped like a discus;... |
| 8 | Proto-Italic | diskō | learn |
| 9 | Proto-Italic | dikskō | — |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | di-dḱ-ské-ti | — |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | deḱ- | take; perceive |
via English pot
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | pot | A flat-bottomed vessel used for cooking food;... |
| 2 | Middle English | pot | A pot; a circular receptacle or vessel; The top... |
| 3 | Old French | pot | pot; third-person singular present indicative of... |
| 4 | Vulgar Latin | pottum | — |
| 5 | Frankish | *pott | — |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | puttaz | pot, jar, tub |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | budn- | a kind of vessel; type of vessel; a type of... |