Where does “paceboard” come from?
paceboard (English) comes from English board, from English boardrider, from English rider, from Middle English ridere, from Middle English ryder, from Old English rīdere, from Old English rīdan, from Proto-West Germanic rīdan — to fit, to fix, to put together.
paceboard (English): A board marked with symbols, used to help a person with multiple sclerosis to time their speaking so as to be clearly intelligible
Definitions
- A board marked with symbols, used to help a person with multiple sclerosis to time their speaking so as to be clearly intelligible
Ancestry of “paceboard”, step by step
paceboard traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English board
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | board | A relatively long, wide and thin piece of any... |
| 2 | English | boardrider | surfer |
| 3 | English | rider | One who rides, often on a horse or a motorcycle;... |
| 4 | Middle English | ridere | Alternative form of ryder |
| 5 | Middle English | ryder | A rider or equestrian; one who rides a horse; A... |
| 6 | Old English | rīdere | rider, knight |
| 7 | Old English | rīdan | to ride |
| 8 | Proto-West Germanic | rīdan | to ride |
| 9 | Proto-Germanic | rīdaną | to ride |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | rēydʰ- | — |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂er- | to fit, to fix, to put together |
via English pace
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | pace | Step; Way of stepping; Speed or velocity in... |
| 2 | English | Pasch | Easter; Passover |
| 3 | Middle English | Pask | Passover (Jewish feast, festival or holiday) |
| 4 | Old French | pasches | Alternative form of pasques |
| 5 | Ecclesiastical Latin | pascha | — |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | Πάσχα | Easter |
| 7 | Aramaic | פסחא | — |
| 8 | Hebrew | פֶּסַח | Passover |