Where does “splayleg” come from?
splayleg (English) comes from English splay, from Middle English splaien, from Middle English spaien, from Anglo-Norman espeier, from Old French espeer, from Old French -er, from Latin -āre, from Proto-Italic -āō — he, she.
splayleg (English): A disease of pigs in which the legs are splayed because of a myopathy
Definitions
- A disease of pigs in which the legs are splayed because of a myopathy
Ancestry of “splayleg”, step by step
splayleg traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English splay
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | splay | To spread; spread out; To dislocate, as a... |
| 2 | Middle English | splaien | — |
| 3 | Middle English | spaien | — |
| 4 | Anglo-Norman | espeier | Alternative form of espier; Alternative form of... |
| 5 | Old French | espeer | to pierce |
| 6 | Old French | -er | Alternative form of -ier, verbal suffix;... |
| 7 | Latin | -āre | first conjugation |
| 8 | Proto-Italic | -āō | Forms primarily denominative verbs |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | -eh₂yéti | Creates iterative/ frequentative/ intensive... |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | -yéti | Creates intransitive, often deponent,... |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | yé- | — |
| 12 | Chichewa | iye | he, she |