Where does “elvan” come from?
elvan (English) comes from Cornish elven, from Proto-Brythonic elβ̃en, from Latin elementum, from Ancient Greek στοιχεῖον, from Ancient Greek στοῖχος, from Proto-Hellenic stóikʰos, from Proto-Indo-European stóygʰ-os, from Proto-Indo-European steygʰ- — to go; to climb.
elvan (English): Of or relating to certain veins of feldspathic or...
Definitions
- Of or relating to certain veins of feldspathic or...
Ancestry of “elvan”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Cornish | elven | spark |
| 2 | Proto-Brythonic | elβ̃en | — |
| 3 | Latin | elementum | one of four elements that composed the world;... |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | στοιχεῖον | one of a row; one of a series, a component part,... |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | στοῖχος | row in an ascending series; a line of poles... |
| 6 | Proto-Hellenic | stóikʰos | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | stóygʰ-os | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | steygʰ- | to go; to climb |
Words derived from “elvan”