Where does “gilthead” come from?
gilthead (English) comes from English gilt, from English gild, from Middle English gilden, from Old English gylden, from Old English -en, from Old Norse -inn, from Proto-Norse -īna-, from Proto-Germanic -īnaz — adjectival suffix.
gilthead (English): A marine fish, Sparus aurata, with a...
Definitions
- A marine fish, Sparus aurata, with a...
Ancestry of “gilthead”, step by step
gilthead traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English gilt
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | gilt | Gold or other metal in a thin layer; gilding;... |
| 2 | English | gild | To cover with a thin layer of gold; to cover with... |
| 3 | Middle English | gilden | Formed from gold; Covered or decorated with gold;... |
| 4 | Old English | gylden | golden, made of gold |
| 5 | Old English | -en | mæġþ + API → mæġden; cocc + API → cycen, cicen;... |
| 6 | Old Norse | -inn | Used to create adjectives from nouns, meaning... |
| 7 | Proto-Norse | -īna- | — |
| 8 | Proto-Germanic | -īnaz | -en |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | -iHnos | Creates adjectives of materials |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | -no- | adjectival suffix |
via English head
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | head | The part of the body of an animal or human which... |
| 2 | English | -y | Added to nouns and adjectives to form adjectives... |
| 3 | Middle English | -y | Designates an adjective, in many cases formed by... |
| 4 | Old English | -iġ | -y, -ic |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | -g | Forms adjectives from nouns and verbs with a... |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | -gaz | -y |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | -ḱos | -y, -ic |