Where does “ichnologist” come from?
ichnologist (English) comes from English ichnology, from English logy, from Dutch log, from English log, from Middle English logge, from Old French loge, from Latin laubĭa, from Frankish laubijā — dirt, mud; to cut, remove, prune, separate; to...
ichnologist (English): One who studies trace fossils
Definitions
- One who studies trace fossils
Ancestry of “ichnologist”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | ichnology | A branch of paleontology concerned with the study... |
| 2 | English | logy | Slow to respond or react; lethargic; A term... |
| 3 | Dutch | log | lumbering, inert, slow in movement; immobile;... |
| 4 | English | log | The trunk of a dead tree, cleared of branches;... |
| 5 | Middle English | logge | large long stick, staff, pole, log |
| 6 | Old French | loge | arbor, covered walk-way; arbour, covered walk-way |
| 7 | Latin | laubĭa | penthouse, gallery, arcade, portico, lodge |
| 8 | Frankish | laubijā | shelter; arbour; shelter, arbour; arbour, shelter |
| 9 | Proto-West Germanic | laub | leaf; foliage |
| 10 | Proto-Germanic | laubą | leaf |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | lewp- | peel, break off; to flake off, peel, damage; to... |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | lew- | dirt, mud; to cut, remove, prune, separate; to... |