Where does “deep blue sea” come from?
deep blue sea (English) comes from English deep, from Middle English dep, from English department, from French département, from Middle French département, from Old French département, from Old French departir, from Latin departiō — afterwards, post; by, at.
deep blue sea (English): The sea, the ocean, the open sea
Definitions
- The sea, the ocean, the open sea
Ancestry of “deep blue sea”, step by step
deep blue sea traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.
via English deep
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | deep | "Extending far away from a point of reference,... |
| 2 | Middle English | dep | Alternative form of depe |
| 3 | English | department | A part, portion, or subdivision; A distinct... |
| 4 | French | département | department; département |
| 5 | Middle French | département | — |
| 6 | Old French | département | — |
| 7 | Old French | departir | to leave; to depart; departure |
| 8 | Latin | departiō | to divide |
| 9 | Latin | dē- | of; from |
| 10 | Latin | dē | of; concerning; about |
| 11 | Latin | post | behind; after, since, besides, except; behind,... |
| 12 | Latin | poste | ablative singular of postis |
| 13 | Proto-Italic | posti | behind, after |
| 14 | Proto-Indo-European | pósti | after |
| 15 | Proto-Indo-European | pós | afterwards, post; by, at |
via English Blue
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | Blue | A letterman at Oxford or Cambridge; A member of... |
| 2 | Middle English | blēwe | — |
| 3 | Anglo-Norman | blew | blue |
| 4 | Middle French | bleu | blue |
| 5 | Old French | blöe | blue |
| 6 | Latvian | blāvus | accusative plural masculine form of blāvs |
| 7 | Old High German | blāo | blue, dark, grey; blue; yellow |
| 8 | Proto-West Germanic | blāu | blue |
| 9 | Proto-Germanic | blēwaz | blue; a dark bluish or grey colour, black |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰlēw- | yellow, blond, grey |
via English sea
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | sea | A large body of salt water; A lake, especially if... |
| 2 | Middle English | see | sea, ocean; A body of water, a lake; seat, chair |
| 3 | Old English | sǣ | sea, lake |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | saiwi | sea |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | saiwiz | sea, ocean |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | sīhwaną | to filter |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | seykʷ- | to moisten; to filter |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | sey- | to be wet; dribble; run; to stretch one's arm;... |