Where does “silverbeet” come from?
silverbeet (English) comes from English beet, from Middle English bete, from Old English bete, from Latin bēta, from Latin -ina, from Latin -īnus, from Proto-Italic -īnos, from Proto-Indo-European -iHnos — adjectival suffix.
silverbeet (English): The vegetable Swiss chard
Definitions
- The vegetable Swiss chard
Ancestry of “silverbeet”, step by step
silverbeet traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English beet
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | beet | "Beta vulgaris", a plant with a swollen root... |
| 2 | Middle English | bete | beet plant of the genus Beta or its root or [[leaf |
| 3 | Old English | bete | — |
| 4 | Latin | bēta | A beet |
| 5 | Latin | -ina | nominative feminine singular of -īnus; nominative... |
| 6 | Latin | -īnus | of or pertaining to; -ine |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | -īnos | of/belonging to |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | -iHnos | Creates adjectives of materials |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | -no- | adjectival suffix |