Where does “foalhood” come from?
foalhood (English) comes from English hood, from Middle English hode, from English odd, from Middle English odde, from Old Norse oddi, from Old Norse -i, from Latin -ē, from Latin dis- — small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble.
foalhood (English): The state or time of being a foal
Definitions
- The state or time of being a foal
Ancestry of “foalhood”, step by step
foalhood traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English hood
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | hood | A covering for the head attached to a larger... |
| 2 | Middle English | hode | Alternative form of hoden; Alternative form of... |
| 3 | English | odd | Differing from what is usual, ordinary or... |
| 4 | Middle English | odde | inflection of od: ## weak singular ## strong/weak... |
| 5 | Old Norse | oddi | odd, third or additional number; triangle |
| 6 | Old Norse | -i | th |
| 7 | Latin | -ē | ly; used to form adverbs from adjectives |
| 8 | Latin | dis- | asunder, apart, in two; reversal, removal;... |
| 9 | Latin | calceus | shoe |
| 10 | Latin | calx | limestone; chalk; the finish line |
| 11 | Ancient Greek | χάλιξ | small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble |
via English foal
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | foal | A young horse or related animal, especially just... |
| 2 | Middle English | fole | A fool, idiot, or moron; somebody who is stupid... |
| 3 | Old French | fol | mad; insane; foolish; silly |
| 4 | Latin | follis | bellows; purse, sack, money bag; a small value... |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰelǵʰ- | to swell |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰel- | to sound; to speak, roar, bark; shiny, white; to... |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰōl- | — |