Where does “sea mulberry” come from?
sea mulberry (English) comes from English mulberry, from Middle English Mulbery, from German mulbere, from Proto-Germanic *mōrubaʀi, from Latin mōrus, from Latin -us, from Old Latin -os, from Proto-Italic -os — Creates agent nouns from verb stems, denoting...
sea mulberry (English): A soft coral of the species Alcyonium acaule
Definitions
- A soft coral of the species Alcyonium acaule
Ancestry of “sea mulberry”, step by step
sea mulberry traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English mulberry
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | mulberry | Any of several trees, of the genus "Morus",... |
| 2 | Middle English | Mulbery | — |
| 3 | German | mulbere | — |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | *mōrubaʀi | — |
| 5 | Latin | mōrus | — |
| 6 | Latin | -us | suffix forming adjectives from nouns, verbs,... |
| 7 | Old Latin | -os | accusative masculine plural of -us |
| 8 | Proto-Italic | -os | — |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | -ós | Creates agent nouns from verb stems, denoting... |
via English sea
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | sea | A large body of salt water; A lake, especially if... |
| 2 | Middle English | see | sea, ocean; A body of water, a lake; seat, chair |
| 3 | Old English | sǣ | sea, lake |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | saiwi | sea |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | saiwiz | sea, ocean |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | sīhwaną | to filter |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | seykʷ- | to moisten; to filter |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | sey- | to be wet; dribble; run; to stretch one's arm;... |