Where does “ranklement” come from?
ranklement (English) comes from English rankle, from Middle English ranklen, from Old French rancler, from Old French draoncle, from Latin dracunculus, from Latin Dracō, from Ancient Greek Δράκων, from Ancient Greek δέρκομαι.
ranklement (English): The state of being rankled; resentment
Definitions
- The state of being rankled; resentment
Ancestry of “ranklement”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | rankle | A festering, embittering object or condition —... |
| 2 | Middle English | ranklen | — |
| 3 | Old French | rancler | Alternative form of draoncler |
| 4 | Old French | draoncle | boil |
| 5 | Latin | dracunculus | a small dragon or serpent; a thread twisted like... |
| 6 | Latin | Dracō | — |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | Δράκων | Draco |
| 8 | Ancient Greek | δέρκομαι | to see, see clearly; to watch; to live |
| 9 | Proto-Hellenic | *dérkomai | — |