Where does “sconcer” come from?
sconcer (English) comes from English sconce, from Middle English sconce, from Old French esconse, from Latin absconsus, from Latin abscondō, from Latin condō, from Latin cōn-, from Latin cum — resin, gum; to say, speak.
sconcer (English): One who sconces
Definitions
- One who sconces
Ancestry of “sconcer”, step by step
sconcer traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English sconce
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | sconce | A fixture for a light; A head or a skull; A poll... |
| 2 | Middle English | sconce | — |
| 3 | Old French | esconse | — |
| 4 | Latin | absconsus | hidden, secret, concealed |
| 5 | Latin | abscondō | to hide, conceal, cover, shroud |
| 6 | Latin | condō | to put together |
| 7 | Latin | cōn- | Used in compounds to indicate a being or bringing together of several objects |
| 8 | Latin | cum | with, along with; at; -fold |
| 9 | Old Latin | com | Alternative form of cum |
| 10 | Proto-Italic | kom | with, along, at |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱóm | beside, near, by, with |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱe | Deictic particle, here; Post-positional... |
| 13 | Middle English | kyt | — |
| 14 | German | kitt | putty certain kinds of cement used for fixing e.g. window panes |
| 15 | Old High German | kuti | — |
| 16 | Proto-West Germanic | kwidu | gum, resin |
| 17 | Proto-Germanic | kweduz | resin |
| 18 | Proto-Indo-European | gʷet- | resin, gum; to say, speak |
via English ER
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | ER | The statistic "Earned Run"; Initialism of... |
| 2 | Turkish | er | early; brave; man, male |
| 3 | Ottoman Turkish | ایر | saddle, a seat for a rider placed on the back of a horse or other animal |
| 4 | Old Anatolian Turkish | ایر | early, at a time in advance of the usual or expected event |
| 5 | Proto-Turkic | ēder | saddle |