Where does “eyeletted” come from?
eyeletted (English) comes from English ED, from Japanese エンディング, from English ending, from Middle English ending, from Middle English endyng, from Old English endung, from Old English endian, from Proto-Germanic andijōną — on, onto.
eyeletted (English): Fitted with eyelets
Definitions
- Fitted with eyelets
Ancestry of “eyeletted”, step by step
eyeletted traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English ED
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | ED | Initialism of erectile dysfunction; Initialism of... |
| 2 | Japanese | エンディング | ending, especially of a broadcast or performance |
| 3 | English | ending | A termination or conclusion; The last part of... |
| 4 | Middle English | ending | Alternative form of endyng |
| 5 | Middle English | endyng | An ending, termination, or conclusion;... |
| 6 | Old English | endung | ending |
| 7 | Old English | endian | to end, make an end of; to finish, complete; to... |
| 8 | Proto-Germanic | andijōną | to end, bring to an end, finish |
| 9 | Proto-Germanic | andijaz | end |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂entíos | front; forehead |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂ent- | face; forehead; front |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂en- | on, onto |
via English eyelet
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | eyelet | An object that consists of a rim and small hole... |
| 2 | Middle English | oylet | — |
| 3 | Old French | oillet | — |
| 4 | Old French | oïl | Alternative form of oil; yes |
| 5 | Vulgar Latin | oclus | eye; Alternative form of oculus |
| 6 | Latin | oculus | An eye; the power of sight; a spot resembling an... |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | okʷelos | eye |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | h₃ókʷs | eye |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | h₃ekʷ- | to see; eye |