Where does “sunspecs” come from?
sunspecs (English) comes from English Sun, from Middle English sunne, from Old English sunne, from Proto-West Germanic sunnā, from Proto-Germanic sunnǭ, from Proto-Indo-European sh̥₂uén, from Proto-Indo-European sóh₂wl̥ — sun.
Ancestry of “sunspecs”, step by step
sunspecs traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English Sun
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | Sun | Abbreviation of Sunday |
| 2 | Middle English | sunne | Alternative form of sonne; sun |
| 3 | Old English | sunne | sun |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | sunnā | sun |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | sunnǭ | the sun |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | sh̥₂uén | sun; the Sun |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | sóh₂wl̥ | sun |
via English specs
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | specs | Abbreviation of spectacles; Specifications:... |
| 2 | English | specification | An explicit set of requirements to be satisfied... |
| 3 | Middle French | specification | — |
| 4 | Latin | specificationem | — |