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Where does “ellwand” come from?

ellwand (English) comes from English ell, from English L, from English Latin, from Middle English Latyn, from Old French latin, from Latin Latīnus, from Latin -īnus, from Proto-Italic -īnos — adjectival suffix.

ellwand (English): An measuring rod, one ell in length

Definitions

  1. An measuring rod, one ell in length

Ancestry of “ellwand”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishellA measure for cloth. An English ell was 1+1⁄4...
2EnglishLThe ordinal number twelfth, derived from this...
3EnglishLatinOf or relating to the language spoken in ancient...
4Middle EnglishLatynRelating to the Latin language; Relating to the...
5Old FrenchlatinLatin language
6LatinLatīnus—
7Latin-īnus—
8Proto-Italic-īnosof/belonging to
9Proto-Indo-European-iHnosCreates adjectives of materials
10Proto-Indo-European-no-adjectival suffix
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