Where does “deluger” come from?
deluger (English) comes from English deluge, from Middle English deluge, from Old French deluge, from Latin dīluvium, from Latin dīluō, from Latin dis-, from Latin calceus, from Latin calx — small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble.
deluger (English): One who or that which deluges
Definitions
- One who or that which deluges
Ancestry of “deluger”, step by step
deluger traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English deluge
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | deluge | A great flood or rain; An overwhelming amount of... |
| 2 | Middle English | deluge | A deluge; a massive flooding or raining; Any... |
| 3 | Old French | deluge | large flood |
| 4 | Latin | dīluvium | a flood |
| 5 | Latin | dīluō | to wash away |
| 6 | Latin | dis- | asunder, apart, in two; reversal, removal;... |
| 7 | Latin | calceus | shoe |
| 8 | Latin | calx | limestone; chalk; the finish line |
| 9 | Ancient Greek | χάλιξ | small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble |
via English ER
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | ER | The statistic "Earned Run"; Initialism of... |
| 2 | Turkish | er | early; brave; man, male |
| 3 | Ottoman Turkish | ایر | saddle, a seat for a rider placed on the back of a horse or other animal |
| 4 | Old Anatolian Turkish | ایر | early, at a time in advance of the usual or expected event |
| 5 | Proto-Turkic | ēder | saddle |