Where does “riverdamsel” come from?
riverdamsel (English) comes from English damsel, from French demoiselle, from Old French damoisele, from Vulgar Latin domnicella, from Latin domina, from Latin Dominus, from Latin domus, from Proto-Italic domos — to build; to arrange, to put together.
riverdamsel (English): Any of various Australia damselflies of the genus Pseudagrion (of which African species are named sprites)
Definitions
- Any of various Australia damselflies of the genus Pseudagrion (of which African species are named sprites)
Ancestry of “riverdamsel”, step by step
riverdamsel traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English damsel
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | damsel | A young woman; A girl; a maiden; A young woman... |
| 2 | French | demoiselle | damsel, maiden; miss; damselfly |
| 3 | Old French | damoisele | girl; young lady |
| 4 | Vulgar Latin | domnicella | weasel; little maiden; damsel, maiden |
| 5 | Latin | domina | lady or mistress of the house |
| 6 | Latin | Dominus | the Lord; Lord; The Lord |
| 7 | Latin | domus | house, home; any building or abode; native place,... |
| 8 | Proto-Italic | domos | house, home |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | dṓm | home; house |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | dem- | to build; to arrange, to put together |
via English River
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | River | A place name |
| 2 | English | -er | A person or thing that does an action indicated... |
| 3 | Middle English | -er | agentive suffix; agent noun suffix |
| 4 | Old French | -er | Alternative form of -ier, verbal suffix;... |
| 5 | Latin | -āre | first conjugation |
| 6 | Proto-Italic | -āō | Forms primarily denominative verbs |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | -eh₂yéti | Creates iterative/ frequentative/ intensive... |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | -yéti | Creates intransitive, often deponent,... |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | yé- | — |
| 10 | Chichewa | iye | he, she |