Where does “idoliser” come from?
idoliser (English) comes from English idolise, from English idol, from Middle English ydole, from Old French idole, from Latin idolum, from Ancient Greek εἴδωλον, from Ancient Greek εἶδος, from Spanish -scopio — to see, to look, to observe.
idoliser (English): Alternative spelling of idolizer
Definitions
- Alternative spelling of idolizer
Ancestry of “idoliser”, step by step
idoliser traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English idolise
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | idolise | Non-Oxford British English standard spelling of... |
| 2 | English | idol | A graven image or representation of anything that... |
| 3 | Middle English | ydole | An idol representation of a pagan god |
| 4 | Old French | idole | — |
| 5 | Latin | idolum | image, form, especially a spectre, apparition or... |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | εἴδωλον | phantom, ghost; shape, figure, image; image of... |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | εἶδος | That which is seen: form, image, shape;... |
| 8 | Spanish | -scopio | -scope |
| 9 | Latin | -scopium | — |
| 10 | Ancient Greek | σκοπέω | I look, look at, behold; I examine, inspect; 413... |
| 11 | Ancient Greek | σκοπός | watcher, lookout; protector, guardian; spy, scout |
| 12 | Ancient Greek | σκέπτομαι | I look at, examine; I examine, consider, think |
| 13 | Proto-Hellenic | sképťomai | to look at |
| 14 | Proto-Indo-European | spéḱyeti | to be looking at, to keep looking at |
| 15 | Proto-Indo-European | speḱ- | to see, to look, to observe |
via English ER
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | ER | The statistic "Earned Run"; Initialism of... |
| 2 | Turkish | er | early; brave; man, male |
| 3 | Ottoman Turkish | ایر | saddle, a seat for a rider placed on the back of a horse or other animal |
| 4 | Old Anatolian Turkish | ایر | early, at a time in advance of the usual or expected event |
| 5 | Proto-Turkic | ēder | saddle |