Where does “eludeth” come from?
eludeth (English) comes from English elude, from Latin ēlūdō, from Latin ē-, from Latin ēx-, from Proto-Indo-European eǵ-.
eludeth (English): third-person singular simple present indicative...
Definitions
- third-person singular simple present indicative...
Ancestry of “eludeth”, step by step
eludeth traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English elude
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | elude | to evade, or escape from someone or something,... |
| 2 | Latin | ēlūdō | to finish play, cease to sport |
| 3 | Latin | ē- | — |
| 4 | Latin | ēx- | out, away |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | eǵ- | — |
via English eth
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | eth | A letter introduced into Old English to... |