Where does “jawbonist” come from?
jawbonist (English) comes from English jawbone, from Middle English jawe bone, from Middle English bon, from Old English bān, from Arabic بان, from Ottoman Turkish بان, from Ottoman Turkish باڭ, from Persian بنگ — henbane.
jawbonist (English): Alternative spelling of jawboneist
Definitions
- Alternative spelling of jawboneist
Ancestry of “jawbonist”, step by step
jawbonist traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English jawbone
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | jawbone | The bone of the lower jaw; the mandible; Any of... |
| 2 | Middle English | jawe bone | jawbone |
| 3 | Middle English | bon | bone |
| 4 | Old English | bān | bone, tusk; the bone of a limb |
| 5 | Arabic | بان | to separate, to become distinct, to sunder; to be... |
| 6 | Ottoman Turkish | بان | ban; keeper, tender, ward; ben tree, horseradish... |
| 7 | Ottoman Turkish | باڭ | — |
| 8 | Persian | بنگ | hashish, narcotic made from "Cannabis sativa";... |
| 9 | Middle Persian | 𐭡𐭭𐭢 | henbane |
via English ist
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | ist | A practitioner or supporter of an ism |
| 2 | English | -ist | Added to words to form nouns denoting |
| 3 | Old French | -iste | — |
| 4 | Latin | -ista | -ist; one who practises or believes |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | -ιστής | Alternative form of -τής; -ist |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | -τής | Appended to verbs to form agent nouns |
| 7 | Proto-Hellenic | -tās | — |