Where does “gun-brig” come from?
gun-brig (English) comes from English brig, from English brigantine, from Italian brigantino, from Italian brigante, from Italian -ante, from Latin -āns, from Latin -ns, from Proto-Indo-European -ónts — sound, voice.
gun-brig (English): A small two-masted vessel during the Age of Sail,...
Definitions
- A small two-masted vessel during the Age of Sail,...
Ancestry of “gun-brig”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | brig | A two-masted vessel, square-rigged on both... |
| 2 | English | brigantine | a two-masted vessel, square-rigged on the... |
| 3 | Italian | brigantino | brig, brigantine |
| 4 | Italian | brigante | brigand, bandit; rascal; present participle of... |
| 5 | Italian | -ante | Used with a stem to form the present participle... |
| 6 | Latin | -āns | — |
| 7 | Latin | -ns | -ing; ending of the present active participle |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | -ónts | Derives nouns denoting body parts |
| 9 | Hungarian | önt | to pour; to cast; accusative singular of ön |
| 10 | Hungarian | ön | you |
| 11 | Hungarian | ön- | self- |
| 12 | Turkish | ön | front |
| 13 | Ottoman Turkish | اوك | — |
| 14 | Proto-Turkic | ǖn | sound, voice |