Where does “fringetail” come from?
fringetail (English) comes from English fringe, from Middle English frenge, from Old French frenge, from Vulgar Latin frimbia, from Latin fimbriae, from Latin fimbria — fringe, border, edge.
fringetail (English): A variety of goldfish whose tail has a fringed appearance
Definitions
- A variety of goldfish whose tail has a fringed appearance
Ancestry of “fringetail”, step by step
fringetail traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English fringe
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | fringe | A decorative border; A marginal or peripheral... |
| 2 | Middle English | frenge | fringe |
| 3 | Old French | frenge | fringe |
| 4 | Vulgar Latin | frimbia | — |
| 5 | Latin | fimbriae | fibres, threads, shreds, fringe; nominative... |
| 6 | Latin | fimbria | fringe, border, edge |
via English Tail
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | Tail | A Chinese constellation coinciding with the tail of Scorpius, one of the 28 lunar mansions and the tail of Azure Dragon |
| 2 | Middle English | tayl | A tail; The back side or reverse of a creature; A... |
| 3 | Old English | tæġl | tail |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | taglą | hair; ponytail; hair of a tail; tail |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | doḱ- | hair of the tail |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | deḱ- | take; perceive |