Where does “meetaversary” come from?
meetaversary (English) comes from English anniversary, from Middle English anniversary, from Medieval Latin anniversaria, from Latin anniversārius, from Latin versus, from Latin vertō, from Proto-Italic wertō, from Proto-Indo-European wert- — to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel.
meetaversary (English): The anniversary of a couple’s first meeting;...
Definitions
- The anniversary of a couple’s first meeting;...
Ancestry of “meetaversary”, step by step
meetaversary traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English anniversary
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | anniversary | A day that is an exact number of years since a... |
| 2 | Middle English | anniversary | — |
| 3 | Medieval Latin | anniversaria | nominative feminine singular of anniversārius;... |
| 4 | Latin | anniversārius | annual, yearly |
| 5 | Latin | versus | turned, changed, having been turned; towards,... |
| 6 | Latin | vertō | to turn, turn oneself, direct one's way, to turn about, turn around, revolve |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | wertō | to turn |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | wert- | to turn, to rotate |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | wer- | to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel |
via English meet
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | meet | To make contact while in proximity; To gather... |
| 2 | Middle English | meten | to meet, come together; to paint; to sculpt;... |
| 3 | Middle English | -en | Denotes the past participle form when attached to... |
| 4 | Old English | -en | mæġþ + API → mæġden; cocc + API → cycen, cicen;... |
| 5 | Old Norse | -inn | Used to create adjectives from nouns, meaning... |
| 6 | Proto-Norse | -īna- | — |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | -īnaz | -en |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | -iHnos | Creates adjectives of materials |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | -no- | adjectival suffix |