Where does “nutmegger” come from?
nutmegger (English) comes from English nutmeg, from Middle English notemege, from Medieval Latin nux muga, from Medieval Latin nux muscata, from Classical Latin muscus, from Ancient Greek μόσχος, from Middle Persian mwšk', from Sanskrit मुष्क — mouse.
nutmegger (English): One who nutmegs
Definitions
- One who nutmegs
Ancestry of “nutmegger”, step by step
nutmegger traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English nutmeg
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | nutmeg | An evergreen tree cultivated in the East Indies... |
| 2 | Middle English | notemege | — |
| 3 | Medieval Latin | nux muga | — |
| 4 | Medieval Latin | nux muscata | musky nut |
| 5 | Classical Latin | muscus | — |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | μόσχος | young shoot or twig; leafstalk, petiole; calf,... |
| 7 | Middle Persian | mwšk' | musk |
| 8 | Sanskrit | मुष्क | testicle, scrotum |
| 9 | Sanskrit | मूष् | mouse; "stealer", "thief" |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | múh₂s | mouse |
via English ER
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | ER | The statistic "Earned Run"; Initialism of... |
| 2 | Turkish | er | early; brave; man, male |
| 3 | Ottoman Turkish | ایر | saddle, a seat for a rider placed on the back of a horse or other animal |
| 4 | Old Anatolian Turkish | ایر | early, at a time in advance of the usual or expected event |
| 5 | Proto-Turkic | ēder | saddle |