Where does “drawtube” come from?
drawtube (English) comes from English tube, from Middle French tube, from Latin tubus, from Latin tuba — A long trumpet over 1 meter in length; tube.
drawtube (English): The tube that is drawn out in order to expand a...
Definitions
- The tube that is drawn out in order to expand a...
Ancestry of “drawtube”, step by step
drawtube traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English tube
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | English | tube | Anything that is hollow and cylindrical in shape;... |
| 2 | Middle French | tube | conduit; canal; pipe |
| 3 | Latin | tubus | tube, pipe; trumpet used at sacrifices |
| 4 | Latin | tuba | A long trumpet over 1 meter in length; tube |
via English draw
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | English | draw | "To move or develop something."; "To exert or... |
| 2 | Fijian | drau | leaf; hundred |
| 3 | Proto-Oceanic | rau | — |
| 4 | Proto-Malayo-Polynesian | dahun | leaf |