Where does “lavacicle” come from?
lavacicle (English) comes from English lava, from Italian lava, from Neapolitan lava, from Latin lābēs, from Latin lābor, from Old Latin labos, from Romanian labă, from Hungarian láb — fox.
lavacicle (English): A geological formation consisting of a quantity...
Definitions
- A geological formation consisting of a quantity...
Ancestry of “lavacicle”, step by step
lavacicle traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English lava
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | lava | The molten rock ejected by a volcano from its... |
| 2 | Italian | lava | third-person singular present indicative of... |
| 3 | Neapolitan | lava | a torrent of rain which washed the streets |
| 4 | Latin | lābēs | fall, collapse |
| 5 | Latin | lābor | work |
| 6 | Old Latin | labos | — |
| 7 | Romanian | labă | palm; paw |
| 8 | Hungarian | láb | leg; foot; support, stand |
| 9 | Proto-Uralic | luwe | bone |
| 10 | Proto-Iranian | *Hrawpācáh | fox |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | *Hrawpāćás | fox |
via English icicle
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | icicle | A drooping, tapering shape of ice |
| 2 | English | ickle | An icicle; Little |
| 3 | English | little | Small in size; Insignificant, trivial; Very young |
| 4 | Middle English | litel | little |
| 5 | Old English | lȳtel | little |
| 6 | Proto-West Germanic | lūtil | bent; tending to stoop; crouching |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | lūtilaz | bent; tending to stoop; crouching; little |
| 8 | Proto-Germanic | burgz | fortification, stronghold; city |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰr̥ǵʰ- | — |