Where does “ethery” come from?
ethery (English) comes from English Y, from English yuri, from Japanese 百合, from Japanese 連用形, from Japanese 見る, from Japanese 夢, from Old Japanese 夢, from Japanese 目.
ethery (English): Resembling ether, especially in smell
Definitions
- Resembling ether, especially in smell
Ancestry of “ethery”, step by step
ethery traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English Y
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | Y | A figure or mark in the shape of the letter Y; A... |
| 2 | English | yuri | A narrative or visual work featuring a romance or... |
| 3 | Japanese | 百合 | lily |
| 4 | Japanese | 連用形 | an inflectional category: the continuative or... |
| 5 | Japanese | 見る | to see, to watch, to observe, to look at... |
| 6 | Japanese | 夢 | a dream; a vision; leaving reality to the state... |
| 7 | Old Japanese | 夢 | a dream |
| 8 | Japanese | 目 | an order in biology: smaller than a class, bigger... |
| 9 | Middle Chinese | 目 | — |
via English Ether
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | Ether | The god-personification of the bright, glowing upper air of heaven. He is the Roman counterpart of Aether |
| 2 | Old French | ether | — |
| 3 | Latin | aethēr | sky, ether (distinct in this sense from caelum, which is where the night's stars are, but not always distinguished from āēr; always distinct from the underworld) |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | Αἰθήρ | Upper Air |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | αἴθω | To ignite, kindle, light; To burn, blaze |
| 6 | Proto-Hellenic | *áitʰō | to ignite |