Where does “suberoyl” come from?
suberoyl (English) comes from English suberic, from English suber, from Latin sūber, from Old High German sūbar, from Proto-West Germanic sūbrī, from Latin sōbrius, from Latin sē-, from Latin sex — six.
suberoyl (English): A divalent radical formally derived from suberic...
Definitions
- A divalent radical formally derived from suberic...
Ancestry of “suberoyl”, step by step
suberoyl traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English suberic
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | suberic | Of or relating to the layer of cells in trees... |
| 2 | English | suber | Cork, or the corresponding layer of woody tissue... |
| 3 | Latin | sūber | cork oak, cork-tree |
| 4 | Old High German | sūbar | clean |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | sūbrī | sober; clean |
| 6 | Latin | sōbrius | sober (not drunk) |
| 7 | Latin | sē- | apart-; aside-; away |
| 8 | Latin | sex | six; 6 |
| 9 | Proto-Italic | seks | six |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | swéḱs | six |
via English YL
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | YL | A female radio amateur; Initialism of young... |
| 2 | English | young lady | Used other than with a figurative or idiomatic... |