Where does “rumless” come from?
rumless (English) comes from English rum, from Ottoman Turkish روم, from Arabic رُوم, from Middle Persian 𐭧𐭫𐭥𐭬, from Ancient Greek Ῥωμανία, from Ancient Greek -ῐ́ᾱ, from Proto-Indo-European -íh₂, from Proto-Indo-European -h₂ — Creates collective nouns, which refer to groups...
rumless (English): Not including rum as an ingredient; Without the...
Definitions
- Not including rum as an ingredient; Without the...
Ancestry of “rumless”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | rum | A distilled spirit derived from fermented cane... |
| 2 | Ottoman Turkish | روم | — |
| 3 | Arabic | رُوم | Byzantines |
| 4 | Middle Persian | 𐭧𐭫𐭥𐭬 | Rome; Byzantine |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | Ῥωμανία | — |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | -ῐ́ᾱ | {{l|en|-ia}}; "suffix forming abstract feminine... |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | -íh₂ | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | -h₂ | Creates collective nouns, which refer to groups... |