Where does “scanlate” come from?
scanlate (English) comes from English translate, from Middle English translaten, from Old French translater, from Latin trānslātiō, from Latin trānsferō, from Latin ferō, from Proto-Italic ferō, from Proto-Indo-European bʰéreti — shiny, light brown.
scanlate (English): To scan and translate in order to distribute it...
Definitions
- To scan and translate in order to distribute it...
Ancestry of “scanlate”, step by step
scanlate traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English translate
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | translate | Senses relating to the change of information,... |
| 2 | Middle English | translaten | To transport or move; to cause to change place;... |
| 3 | Old French | translater | to translate |
| 4 | Latin | trānslātiō | Translation, in the broadest sense: the process of transferring or carrying something over from one thing to another; in particular |
| 5 | Latin | trānsferō | to bear, carry or bring across or over; transport, transfer, convey over |
| 6 | Latin | ferō | to bear; to carry |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | ferō | carry, bear |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰéreti | to be carrying |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰēr- | shiny, light brown |
via English scan
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | scan | To examine sequentially, carefully, or... |
| 2 | Middle English | scannen | to mark off verse to show metrical structure |
| 3 | Middle English | scanden | Alternative form of schonden |
| 4 | Latin | scandere | third-person plural perfect active indicative of... |
| 5 | Latin | scandō | to climb, ascend, mount |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | sḱend- | to jump up, ascend |