Where does “scorious” come from?
scorious (English) comes from English ous, from English ou, from Afrikaans ou, from Dutch oud, from Middle Dutch out, from Old Dutch ald, from Proto-West Germanic ald, from Proto-Germanic aldaz — to grow, nourish.
scorious (English): scoriaceous
Definitions
- scoriaceous
Ancestry of “scorious”, step by step
scorious traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English ous
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | ous | plural of ou |
| 2 | English | ou | A probably extinct species of Hawaiian... |
| 3 | Afrikaans | ou | An old fellow, guy, bloke; attributive form of... |
| 4 | Dutch | oud | old |
| 5 | Middle Dutch | out | old |
| 6 | Old Dutch | ald | — |
| 7 | Proto-West Germanic | ald | old |
| 8 | Proto-Germanic | aldaz | old, grown up |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂eltós | — |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂él- | to grow, nourish |
via English scoria
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | scoria | The slag or dross that remains after the smelting... |
| 2 | Latin | scōria | slag, dross, scoria |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | σκωρία | slag, dross of metal, scoria |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | σκῶρ | dung, excrement, feces |
| 5 | Proto-Hellenic | skṓr | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | sḱṓr | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | sóḱr̥ | dung, excrement |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | -r̥ | Derives nouns from roots, frequently mass nouns |