Where does “stenciler” come from?
stenciler (English) comes from English stencil, from Middle English stencellen, from Middle French estinceller, from Old French estinceler, from Old French estencele, from Vulgar Latin stincilla, from Latin scintilla, from Proto-Indo-European ski-nto- — to cut, cut off, sever.
stenciler (English): One who, or that which, stencils
Definitions
- One who, or that which, stencils
Ancestry of “stenciler”, step by step
stenciler traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English stencil
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | stencil | A thin sheet, either perforated or using some... |
| 2 | Middle English | stencellen | to garnish with bright hues |
| 3 | Middle French | estinceller | to shine; to glisten |
| 4 | Old French | estinceler | to spark |
| 5 | Old French | estencele | a spark |
| 6 | Vulgar Latin | stincilla | — |
| 7 | Latin | scintilla | spark; glimmer |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | ski-nto- | — |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | skey- | to split, to dissect |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | sek- | to cut, cut off, sever |
via English ER
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | ER | The statistic "Earned Run"; Initialism of... |
| 2 | Turkish | er | early; brave; man, male |
| 3 | Ottoman Turkish | ایر | saddle, a seat for a rider placed on the back of a horse or other animal |
| 4 | Old Anatolian Turkish | ایر | early, at a time in advance of the usual or expected event |
| 5 | Proto-Turkic | ēder | saddle |