Where does “kitemark” come from?
kitemark (English) comes from English kite, from Middle English kyte, from Middle English kite, from Middle English kete, from Old English cȳta, from Proto-Germanic kūtijô, from Latvian kūt, from Proto-Indo-European gū- — to bend; curve; arch; vault; to bow, bend, arch,...
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Ancestry of “kitemark”, step by step
kitemark traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English kite
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | kite | A bird of prey of the family Accipitridae; A... |
| 2 | Middle English | kyte | A kite |
| 3 | Middle English | kite | Alternative form of kyte |
| 4 | Middle English | kete | Alternative form of kyte; a kite endemic to... |
| 5 | Old English | cȳta | kite, bittern; kite; bittern |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | kūtijô | kite |
| 7 | Latvian | kūt | to hit, to strike |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | gū- | to bend; curve; arch; vault; to bow, bend, arch,... |
via English Mark
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | Mark | Abbreviation of Markarian |
| 2 | German | mark | mark any of various European monetary units |
| 3 | Latin | Mārcus | — |
| 4 | Latin | Martīnus | — |
| 5 | Latin | -īnus | of or pertaining to; -ine |
| 6 | Proto-Italic | -īnos | of/belonging to |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | -iHnos | Creates adjectives of materials |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | -no- | adjectival suffix |