Where does “orthocousin” come from?
orthocousin (English) comes from English cousin, from Middle English cosyn, from Old French cosin, from Latin cōnsōbrīnus, from Latin cōn-, from Latin cum, from Old Latin com, from Proto-Italic kom — to bend; curve; arch; vault; to bow, bend, arch,...
orthocousin (English): Any of two or more cousins who are the children of siblings of identical gender, i.e. children of brothers or of sisters
Definitions
- Any of two or more cousins who are the children of siblings of identical gender, i.e. children of brothers or of sisters
Ancestry of “orthocousin”, step by step
orthocousin traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English cousin
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | cousin | The child of a person's uncle or aunt; a first... |
| 2 | Middle English | cosyn | A member of one's family; one's partner, relative... |
| 3 | Old French | cosin | cousin |
| 4 | Latin | cōnsōbrīnus | a first cousin, cousin-german |
| 5 | Latin | cōn- | Used in compounds to indicate a being or bringing together of several objects |
| 6 | Latin | cum | with, along with; at; -fold |
| 7 | Old Latin | com | Alternative form of cum |
| 8 | Proto-Italic | kom | with, along, at |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱóm | beside, near, by, with |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱe | Deictic particle, here; Post-positional... |
| 11 | Middle English | kyt | — |
| 12 | German | kitt | putty certain kinds of cement used for fixing e.g. window panes |
| 13 | Old High German | kuti | — |
| 14 | Proto-West Germanic | kwidu | gum, resin |
| 15 | Proto-Germanic | kweduz | resin |
| 16 | Proto-Indo-European | gʷet- | resin, gum; to say, speak |
| 17 | Proto-Indo-European | gū- | to bend; curve; arch; vault; to bow, bend, arch,... |
via English ortho
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | ortho | An isomer of a benzene derivative having two... |