Where does “lilypond” come from?
lilypond (English) comes from English pond, from Middle English pond, from Old English pond, from Old English pund, from Proto-Germanic *pund, from Proto-Germanic pundą, from Latin pondus, from Proto-Italic pondos — to stretch.
lilypond (English): A pond in which water lilies grow
Definitions
- A pond in which water lilies grow
Ancestry of “lilypond”, step by step
lilypond traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English pond
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | pond | An inland body of standing water, either natural... |
| 2 | Middle English | pond | — |
| 3 | Old English | pond | — |
| 4 | Old English | pund | pound |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | *pund | — |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | pundą | pound |
| 7 | Latin | pondus | weight; weight of a pound; heaviness, weight of a... |
| 8 | Proto-Italic | pondos | — |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)pénd-os | — |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)pend- | to stretch |
via English Lily
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | Lily | Any of several flowers in the genus Lilium of the family Liliaceae, which includes a great many ornamental species |
| 2 | Middle English | lilie | Lilium candidum, its flower, or a similar plant often used medicinally |
| 3 | Old English | lilie | a lily |
| 4 | Latin | līlia | — |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | λείριον | Madonna lily; paperwhite; autumn narcissus |
| 6 | Fayyumic Coptic | ϩⲗⲏⲣⲓ | — |
| 7 | Demotic | ḥrry | flower |
| 8 | Egyptian | ḥrrt | flower, blossom |