Where does “salamandriform” come from?
salamandriform (English) comes from English salamander, from Middle English salamandre, from Old French salamandre, from Latin salamandra, from Ancient Greek σαλαμάνδρα, from Persian سمندر, from Persian سام, from Proto-Indo-Iranian ćyaHmás — darkness, shadow.
salamandriform (English): Having the shape of a salamander
Definitions
- Having the shape of a salamander
Ancestry of “salamandriform”, step by step
salamandriform traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English salamander
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | salamander | A long, slender, chiefly terrestrial amphibian of... |
| 2 | Middle English | salamandre | — |
| 3 | Old French | salamandre | salamander |
| 4 | Latin | salamandra | salamander |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | σαλαμάνδρα | fire salamander |
| 6 | Persian | سمندر | salamander; a mythological fire-dwelling creature... |
| 7 | Persian | سام | fire; flame; swell, swelling |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | ćyaHmás | black |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱyeh₁-mó-s | black, dark |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)ḱeh₃- | darkness, shadow |
via English form
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | form | To do with shape; To do with structure or... |
| 2 | Middle English | forme | first; shape, figure, manner, bench, frame, seat,... |
| 3 | Old English | forma | first |
| 4 | Old English | fore | before; forepart, front |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | furai | before, in front of; before, in front |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | preh₂- | before, in front |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | per- | before, in front; first; to go through |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | pr̥tós | passed , crossed |