Where does “eggstent” come from?
eggstent (English) comes from English extent, from Middle English extente, from Old French estente, from Old French estendre, from Latin extendere, from Latin extendo, from Latin ex-, from Latin e.
eggstent (English): in the context of eggs or Easter
Definitions
- in the context of eggs or Easter
Ancestry of “eggstent”, step by step
eggstent traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English extent
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | extent | A range of values or locations; The space, area,... |
| 2 | Middle English | extente | — |
| 3 | Old French | estente | valuation of land, stretch of land |
| 4 | Old French | estendre | to stretch, extend or spread |
| 5 | Latin | extendere | third-person plural perfect active indicative of... |
| 6 | Latin | extendo | I stretch or thrust out; I extend, prolong or... |
| 7 | Latin | ex- | out, away; throughout; thoroughly |
| 8 | Latin | e | The name of the letter "E"; out of, from |
| 9 | Latin | ex | A name of the letter "X"; out of, from |
| 10 | Latin | commūnicō | to impart, share |
| 11 | Latin | commūnis | common, commonplace, ordinary, general, universal, shared, shared alike, of both sides, belonging to two or more together |
| 12 | Old Latin | com(m)oinis | — |
| 13 | Proto-Italic | kommoinis | common |
| 14 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱom-moy-ni- | held in common |
| 15 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱóm | beside, near, by, with |
| 16 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱe | Deictic particle, here; Post-positional... |
| 17 | Middle English | kyt | — |
via English eggs
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | eggs | plural of egg; Third-person singular simple... |
| 2 | English | egg | An approximately spherical or ellipsoidal body... |
| 3 | Middle English | eggen | To egg on; to encourage or provide motivation; To... |
| 4 | Old Saxon | eggian | to harrow |
| 5 | Old Norse | eggja | to incite, egg on to do |
| 6 | Old Norse | egg | egg; edge |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | agjō | edge, corner |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂eḱ- | sharp |