Where does “soymilk” come from?
soymilk (English) comes from English soy, from French soie, from Middle French soye, from Old French soie, from Old French seie, from Latin sēta, from Latin saeta, from Proto-Italic saitā — to satiate, satisfy.
soymilk (English): Alternative spelling of soy milk
Definitions
- Alternative spelling of soy milk
Ancestry of “soymilk”, step by step
soymilk traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.
via English soy
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | soy | A common East Asian liquid sauce, made by... |
| 2 | French | soie | silk; bristle; tang |
| 3 | Middle French | soye | silk |
| 4 | Old French | soie | silk |
| 5 | Old French | seie | silk |
| 6 | Latin | sēta | — |
| 7 | Latin | saeta | a bristle, hair on an animal; silk |
| 8 | Proto-Italic | saitā | — |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | séh₂ito- | — |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | sh₂ey- | to bind, fetter |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | seh₂- | to satiate, satisfy |
via English milk
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | milk | A white liquid produced by the mammary glands of... |
| 2 | Middle English | milk | milk |
| 3 | Old English | meolc | milk |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | meluk | milk |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | meluks | milk |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂melǵ- | to milk; milk |
via English soy milk
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | soy milk | A milky liquid made from soy beans and used as a... |