Where does “eclipser” come from?
eclipser (English) comes from English eclipse, from Old French eclipse, from Latin eclīpsis, from Ancient Greek ἔκλειψις, from Ancient Greek ἐκλείπω, from Ancient Greek ἐκ, from Proto-Hellenic *eks.
eclipser (English): A person or thing that eclipses
Definitions
- A person or thing that eclipses
Ancestry of “eclipser”, step by step
eclipser traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English eclipse
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | eclipse | An alignment of astronomical objects whereby one... |
| 2 | Old French | eclipse | eclipse |
| 3 | Latin | eclīpsis | a solar eclipse |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | ἔκλειψις | disappearance, abandonment; especially... |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | ἐκλείπω | I leave out, pass over; I forsake, desert,... |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | ἐκ | Out of, from; from, with the source of; to denote... |
| 7 | Proto-Hellenic | *eks | — |
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 |