Where does “eclipsest” come from?
eclipsest (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.
eclipsest (English): second-person singular simple present form of...
Definitions
- second-person singular simple present form of...
Ancestry of “eclipsest”, step by step
eclipsest 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 Est
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | Est | established |
| 2 | Middle English | este | grace, est, favour; pleasure, enjoyment, fun;... |
| 3 | Old English | ēst | will, consent, favour, grace, liberality,... |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | *ansti | favour |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | anstiz | favour, affection |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | unnaną | to grant, bestow |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | ān- | to notice; face, mouth |