Where does “irrelephant” come from?
irrelephant (English) comes from English irrelevant, from English relevant, from Old French relevant, from Latin relevāns, from Latin relevō, from Latin rĕ-, from Latin prōdūcō, from Latin prō- — passed , crossed.
irrelephant (English): Not related to elephants; irrelevant to the...
Definitions
- Not related to elephants; irrelevant to the...
Ancestry of “irrelephant”, step by step
irrelephant traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English irrelevant
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | irrelevant | Not related, not applicable, unimportant, not... |
| 2 | English | relevant | Directly related, connected, or pertinent to a... |
| 3 | Old French | relevant | assisting |
| 4 | Latin | relevāns | — |
| 5 | Latin | relevō | to raise, lift up |
| 6 | Latin | rĕ- | back, backwards |
| 7 | Latin | prōdūcō | to lead or bring forth, forward or out |
| 8 | Latin | prō- | forward direction, forward movement |
| 9 | Proto-Italic | *pro- | pro- see the Latin entry for further meanings |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | pro- | toward, forward |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | por- | to give birth; forward, through; going, passage |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | per- | before, in front; first; to go through |
| 13 | Proto-Indo-European | pr̥tós | passed , crossed |
via English elephant
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | elephant | A mammal of the order Proboscidea, having a... |
| 2 | English | -esque | In the style or manner of; Resembling |
| 3 | French | -esque | esque |
| 4 | Italian | -esco | Forms adjectives that indicate relationship,... |
| 5 | Vulgar Latin | -iscus | -ish |
| 6 | Latin | -ensis | Of or from |
| 7 | Latin | arvum | field; farm land |
| 8 | Latin | colō | to cultivate the land, till, tend, take care of a field or garden |
| 9 | Latin | quelō | — |
| 10 | Proto-Italic | kʷelō | to inhabit |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | kʷéleti | — |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | kʷel- | to turn |