Where does “elephant apple” come from?
elephant apple (English) comes from English elephant, from English -esque, from French -esque, from Italian -esco, from Vulgar Latin -iscus, from Latin -ensis, from Latin arvum, from Latin colō — to turn.
elephant apple (English): The fruit of several tropical Asian trees
Definitions
- The fruit of several tropical Asian trees
Ancestry of “elephant apple”, step by step
elephant apple traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English elephant
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | elephant | A mammal of the order Proboscidea, having a... |
| 2 | English | -esque | In the style or manner of; Resembling |
| 3 | French | -esque | esque |
| 4 | Italian | -esco | Forms adjectives that indicate relationship,... |
| 5 | Vulgar Latin | -iscus | -ish |
| 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 |