Where does “goldenback” come from?
goldenback (English) comes from English back, from French bac, from French baccalauréat, from Medieval Latin baccalaureatus, from Latin baccalaureus, from Latin laurea, from Latin laurus, from English -aceous — Creates adjectives from noun or verb stems.
goldenback (English): The natterjack
Definitions
- The natterjack
Ancestry of “goldenback”, step by step
goldenback traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English back
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | back | Near the rear; Not current; Far from the main... |
| 2 | French | bac | ferry; vat; high school exit exam in France; A... |
| 3 | French | baccalauréat | baccalaureat; bachelor's degree |
| 4 | Medieval Latin | baccalaureatus | bachelor's degree |
| 5 | Latin | baccalaureus | bachelor |
| 6 | Latin | laurea | laurel, bay tree; crown, wreath or branch of... |
| 7 | Latin | laurus | laurel tree; laurels; a crown of laurel |
| 8 | English | -aceous | Of, relating to, resembling or containing the... |
| 9 | Latin | -āceus | aceous; resembling, having the nature of, forming, belonging to |
| 10 | Latin | -āx | ish, -y |
| 11 | Latin | -ium | Suffix used to form abstract nouns, sometimes... |
| 12 | Latin | -ius | forming adjectives from nouns; nominative neuter... |
| 13 | Proto-Italic | -jōs | Forms comparative adjectives |
| 14 | Proto-Indo-European | -yós | Creates adjectives from noun or verb stems |
via English Golden
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | Golden | OS grid ref SW9246 |
| 2 | Middle English | golden | Formed from gold; Decorated or covered with gold;... |
| 3 | Middle English | gulden | Alternative form of gilden |
| 4 | Dutch | gulden | golden, made of gold; precious, excellent,... |
| 5 | Middle Dutch | guldijn | — |
| 6 | Old Dutch | guldīn | golden |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | gulþīnaz | golden, made of gold |
| 8 | Proto-Germanic | gulþą | gold |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵʰl̥tóm | gold |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵʰelh₃- | to flourish; green, yellow |