Where does “rankleth” come from?
rankleth (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.
rankleth (English): Third-person singular simple present indicative...
Definitions
- Third-person singular simple present indicative...
Ancestry of “rankleth”, step by step
rankleth traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English rankle
| 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 | — |
via English eth
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | eth | A letter introduced into Old English to... |