Where does “lilacwater” come from?
lilacwater (English) comes from English lilac, from French lilac, from Arabic لِيلَك, from Persian نیلک, from Persian نیل, from Arabic نيل, from Middle Persian 𐭭𐭩𐭫, from Sanskrit नील — to lead.
lilacwater (English): recycled water that is not suitable as drinking water
Definitions
- recycled water that is not suitable as drinking water
Ancestry of “lilacwater”, step by step
lilacwater traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English lilac
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | lilac | A large shrub of the genus "Syringa", especially... |
| 2 | French | lilac | archaic form of lilas |
| 3 | Arabic | لِيلَك | lilac |
| 4 | Persian | نیلک | — |
| 5 | Persian | نیل | indigo |
| 6 | Arabic | نيل | verbal noun of نَالَ; indigo; to colour indigo |
| 7 | Middle Persian | 𐭭𐭩𐭫 | indigo |
| 8 | Sanskrit | नील | of a dark color |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | neyH- | to lead |
via English water
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | water | A substance found at room temperature and... |
| 2 | Middle English | water | water; water vapour, condensation; lake, pond,... |
| 3 | Old English | wæter | water |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | watar | water |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | watōr | water |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | wódr̥ | water |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | wed- | water |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | wey- | to wither; fade; to move, go ahead; to be strong;... |