Where does “kafferboom” come from?
kafferboom (English) comes from Afrikaans kafferboom, from Afrikaans kaffer, from Afrikaans kraal, from Dutch kraal, from Middle Dutch crael, from Middle Dutch corael, from Old French coral, from Latin corallium — Creates adjectives from noun or verb stems.
kafferboom (English): coral tree, especially Erythrina caffra
Definitions
- coral tree, especially Erythrina caffra
Ancestry of “kafferboom”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Afrikaans | kafferboom | coral tree, especially Erythrina caffra |
| 2 | Afrikaans | kaffer | A non-believer or an infidel; A black person,... |
| 3 | Afrikaans | kraal | A kraal, corral: enclosure for livestock |
| 4 | Dutch | kraal | A bead; Several similarly spheric objects;... |
| 5 | Middle Dutch | crael | — |
| 6 | Middle Dutch | corael | — |
| 7 | Old French | coral | — |
| 8 | Latin | corallium | coral |
| 9 | Ancient Greek | κοράλλιον | coral |
| 10 | Ancient Greek | ἅλς | salt; brine; sea |
| 11 | Ancient Greek | -ῐος | belonging to; of”, “belonging to”, “pertaining to |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | -yós | Creates adjectives from noun or verb stems |