Where does “sunglasses” come from?
Sunglasses is a compound of English sun and English glass, where sun derives from Old English synn, Proto-Germanic sunnǭ, and Proto-Indo-European sent-, ultimately from roots meaning to shine or burn.
sunglasses (English): Tinted glasses worn to protect the eyes from the...
Definitions
- Tinted glasses worn to protect the eyes from the...
Ancestry of “sunglasses”, step by step
sunglasses traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English glasses
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | glasses | plural of glass; API pl; Spectacles, frames... |
| 2 | English | glass | An amorphous solid, often transparent substance... |
| 3 | Scottish Gaelic | glas | green; grey; lock |
| 4 | Middle Irish | glas | — |
| 5 | Old Irish | glas | green, greenish; blue, green-blue, grey-blue; the... |
| 6 | Proto-Celtic | glastos | green, blue |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵʰl̥h₃stós | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵʰelh₃- | to flourish; green, yellow |
via English sunglass
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | sunglass | singular of sunglasses; used chiefly in... |
| 2 | English | Sun | Abbreviation of Sunday |
| 3 | Middle English | sunne | Alternative form of sonne; sun |
| 4 | Old English | sunne | sun |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | sunnā | sun |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | sunnǭ | the sun |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | sh̥₂uén | sun; the Sun |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | sóh₂wl̥ | sun |