Where does “sterndrive” come from?
sterndrive (English) comes from English Stern, from English tern, from Middle English terne, from Old French terne, from Latin ternas, from Latin terni, from Latin ter, from Latin terr.
sterndrive (English): A form of marine propulsion similar to an...
Definitions
- A form of marine propulsion similar to an...
Ancestry of “sterndrive”, step by step
sterndrive traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English Stern
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | Stern | Having a hardness and severity of nature or manner |
| 2 | English | tern | Any of various sea birds of the family Sternidae... |
| 3 | Middle English | terne | — |
| 4 | Old French | terne | dull, dim |
| 5 | Latin | ternas | accusative feminine plural of terni |
| 6 | Latin | terni | three each; three at a time |
| 7 | Latin | ter | thrice |
| 8 | Latin | terr | — |
| 9 | Old Latin | tris | — |
| 10 | Proto-Italic | trēs | three |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | *tréyes | — |
via English drive
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | drive | Motivation to do or achieve something; ability... |
| 2 | English | -er | A person or thing that does an action indicated... |
| 3 | Middle English | -er | agentive suffix; agent noun suffix |
| 4 | Old French | -er | Alternative form of -ier, verbal suffix;... |
| 5 | Latin | -āre | first conjugation |
| 6 | Proto-Italic | -āō | Forms primarily denominative verbs |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | -eh₂yéti | Creates iterative/ frequentative/ intensive... |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | -yéti | Creates intransitive, often deponent,... |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | yé- | — |
| 10 | Chichewa | iye | he, she |