Where does “ichneumoned” come from?
ichneumoned (English) comes from English ED, from Japanese エンディング, from English ending, from Middle English ending, from Middle English endyng, from Old English endung, from Old English endian, from Proto-Germanic andijōną — on, onto.
ichneumoned (English): parasitized by an ichneumon wasp
Definitions
- parasitized by an ichneumon wasp
Ancestry of “ichneumoned”, step by step
ichneumoned traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English ED
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | ED | Initialism of erectile dysfunction; Initialism of... |
| 2 | Japanese | エンディング | ending, especially of a broadcast or performance |
| 3 | English | ending | A termination or conclusion; The last part of... |
| 4 | Middle English | ending | Alternative form of endyng |
| 5 | Middle English | endyng | An ending, termination, or conclusion;... |
| 6 | Old English | endung | ending |
| 7 | Old English | endian | to end, make an end of; to finish, complete; to... |
| 8 | Proto-Germanic | andijōną | to end, bring to an end, finish |
| 9 | Proto-Germanic | andijaz | end |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂entíos | front; forehead |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂ent- | face; forehead; front |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂en- | on, onto |
via English ichneumon
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | ichneumon | The Egyptian mongoose, "Herpestes ichneumon",... |
| 2 | Latin | ichneumon | Egyptian mongoose, "Herpestes ichneumon";... |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | ἰχνεύμων | an Egyptian animal of the weasel-kind, which... |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | ἰχνεύω | to trace |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | -εύω | Added to the stems of agent or other nouns in... |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | -εύς | Added to noun or adjective stems to form a... |