Where does “drynx” come from?
drynx (English) comes from English Lynx, from Middle English lynx, from Latin lynx, from Ancient Greek λύγξ, from Latin canadensis, from Latin -ensis, from Latin arvum, from Latin colō — to turn.
drynx (English): A hybrid between a dragon and a lynx
Definitions
- A hybrid between a dragon and a lynx
Ancestry of “drynx”, step by step
drynx traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English Lynx
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | Lynx | A faint spring constellation of the northern sky. It lies north of the constellation Cancer |
| 2 | Middle English | lynx | lynx |
| 3 | Latin | lynx | A lynx |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | λύγξ | lynx; hiccup |
| 5 | Latin | canadensis | Canadian |
| 6 | Latin | -ensis | Of or from |
| 7 | Latin | arvum | field; farm land |
| 8 | Latin | colō | to cultivate the land, till, tend, take care of a field or garden |
| 9 | Latin | quelō | — |
| 10 | Proto-Italic | kʷelō | to inhabit |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | kʷéleti | — |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | kʷel- | to turn |
via English dragon
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | dragon | A legendary serpentine or reptilian creature; An... |
| 2 | English | drag queen | A person, usually male, who dresses up in women's... |
| 3 | English | Queen | A title used before the personal name of a queen |
| 4 | Middle English | quene | A queen; Any powerful woman noble; A female... |
| 5 | Old English | cwene | a woman; inflection of cwēn: ##... |
| 6 | Old English | cwēn | queen; woman, wife, queen |
| 7 | Proto-West Germanic | kwāni | woman, wife |
| 8 | Proto-Germanic | kwēniz | wife |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | gʷḗn | woman |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | gʷen- | woman |