Where does “laming” come from?
laming (English) comes from English lamé, from French lamé, from French -é, from Middle French -é, from Old French -é, from Latin -a, from Proto-Italic -ā, from Proto-Indo-European -éh₂.
laming (English): The act or process of rendering lame; present...
Definitions
- The act or process of rendering lame; present...
Ancestry of “laming”, step by step
laming traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English lamé
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | lamé | A fabric made from gold or silver threads and... |
| 2 | French | lamé | past participle of lamer |
| 3 | French | -é | past participle root verb suffix of regular -er... |
| 4 | Middle French | -é | past participle root verb suffix of regular; -ed, -en, -n |
| 5 | Old French | -é | used to form past participles of regular -er... |
| 6 | Latin | -a | suffixed to the roots of verbs, forms agent... |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | -ā | Forms masculine agent nouns from prefixed or compounded bases |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | -éh₂ | — |
via Middle English laminge
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Middle English | laminge | — |