Where does “electrogilded” come from?
electrogilded (English) comes from English gilded, from English gild, from Middle English gilden, from Old English gylden, from Old English -en, from Old Norse -inn, from Proto-Norse -īna-, from Proto-Germanic -īnaz — adjectival suffix.
electrogilded (English): gilded by electricity; electroplated with gold
Definitions
- gilded by electricity; electroplated with gold
Ancestry of “electrogilded”, step by step
electrogilded traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English gilded
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | gilded | simple past tense and past participle of gild;... |
| 2 | English | gild | To cover with a thin layer of gold; to cover with... |
| 3 | Middle English | gilden | Formed from gold; Covered or decorated with gold;... |
| 4 | Old English | gylden | golden, made of gold |
| 5 | Old English | -en | mæġþ + API → mæġden; cocc + API → cycen, cicen;... |
| 6 | Old Norse | -inn | Used to create adjectives from nouns, meaning... |
| 7 | Proto-Norse | -īna- | — |
| 8 | Proto-Germanic | -īnaz | -en |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | -iHnos | Creates adjectives of materials |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | -no- | adjectival suffix |
via English electro
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | electro | An electrotype; An electronic style of hip hop;... |