Where does “shagreenate” come from?
shagreenate (English) comes from English shagreen, from English chagrin, from French chagrin, from Old French sagrin, from Turkish sağrı, from Ottoman Turkish صاغری, from Proto-Turkic sagrï — croup; rump; sacrum.
shagreenate (English): Having a rough, granular surface, characteristic of shagreen
Definitions
- Having a rough, granular surface, characteristic of shagreen
Ancestry of “shagreenate”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | shagreen | An untanned leather, often dyed green; originally... |
| 2 | English | chagrin | Distress of mind caused by a failure of aims or... |
| 3 | French | chagrin | sorrow, grief, chagrin; despondent, woeful;... |
| 4 | Old French | sagrin | — |
| 5 | Turkish | sağrı | rump |
| 6 | Ottoman Turkish | صاغری | rump |
| 7 | Proto-Turkic | sagrï | croup; rump; sacrum |