Where does “ivoryware” come from?
ivoryware (English) comes from English ivory, from French ivoire, from Italian avorio, from Latin eboreus, from Latin ebur, from Demotic yb, from Egyptian ꜣbw, from Egyptian ꜣb.
ivoryware (English): Articles made from ivory
Definitions
- Articles made from ivory
Ancestry of “ivoryware”, step by step
ivoryware traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English ivory
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | ivory | The hard white form of dentin which forms the... |
| 2 | French | ivoire | ivory |
| 3 | Italian | avorio | ivory |
| 4 | Latin | eboreus | ivory |
| 5 | Latin | ebur | ivory; a thing made of ivory; an elephant |
| 6 | Demotic | yb | ivory, Elephantine |
| 7 | Egyptian | ꜣbw | cessation; elephant; elephant tusk |
| 8 | Egyptian | ꜣb | to stop, to take a break; to cease or stop; to... |
| 9 | Proto-Afroasiatic | *leb- | — |
via English Ware
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | Ware | A placename |
| 2 | Middle English | ware | Alternative form of veir; Alternative form of... |
| 3 | Old English | wær | cautious, on guard, watching out for something;... |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | wār | true, reliable |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | wēraz | true; reliable; friendly; kind |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | wiHrós | man; husband; warrior, hero |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | weyh₁- | to chase, pursue; to suppress, persecute |