Where does “demiculverin” come from?
demiculverin (English) comes from English demi, from Middle English demi, from Anglo-Norman demi, from Latin dīmidius, from Latin medius, from Latin locus, from Old Latin stlocus, from Proto-Italic stlokos — to put, to place; to locate.
demiculverin (English): A medium cannon, slightly larger than a saker and...
Definitions
- A medium cannon, slightly larger than a saker and...
Ancestry of “demiculverin”, step by step
demiculverin traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English demi
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | demi | Alternative spelling of demy; A fifty pence... |
| 2 | Middle English | demi | half, half-sized, partial |
| 3 | Anglo-Norman | demi | half |
| 4 | Latin | dīmidius | half |
| 5 | Latin | medius | middle; half; moderate |
| 6 | Latin | locus | place, spot; a passage of literature; "in the... |
| 7 | Old Latin | stlocus | — |
| 8 | Proto-Italic | stlokos | — |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | stel- | to put, to place; to locate |
via English culverin
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | culverin | A kind of handgun; A large cannon |
| 2 | Middle English | culveryne | culverin cannon |
| 3 | Old French | coulevrine | — |
| 4 | Latin | colubra | a female snake, serpent; snake, serpent |
| 5 | Latin | -a | suffixed to the roots of verbs, forms agent... |
| 6 | Proto-Italic | -ā | Forms masculine agent nouns from prefixed or compounded bases |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | -éh₂ | — |