Where does “empearl” come from?
empearl (English) comes from English Pearl, from Middle English perle, from Old French perle, from Medieval Latin perla, from Latin perna, from Proto-Italic persnā, from Proto-Indo-European tpḗrsneh₂, from Proto-Indo-European sperH- — to kick.
empearl (English): Alternative form of impearl
Definitions
- Alternative form of impearl
Ancestry of “empearl”, step by step
empearl traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English Pearl
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | Pearl | A placename |
| 2 | Middle English | perle | A pearl; Any round object, especially when shiny;... |
| 3 | Old French | perle | — |
| 4 | Medieval Latin | perla | — |
| 5 | Latin | perna | A haunch or ham together with the leg, gammon; A... |
| 6 | Proto-Italic | persnā | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | tpḗrsneh₂ | heel, upper thigh |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | sperH- | to kick |
via English em
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | em | The name of the Latin-script letter M; A unit of... |
| 2 | English | them | Those ones; Him, her, or it; that one; Those |
| 3 | Middle English | þem | Third-person plural accusative pronoun: them;... |
| 4 | Old Norse | þeim | them, those |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | þaimaz | — |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | sa | that |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | só | this; that |