Where does “tailorbird” come from?
tailorbird (English) comes from English tailor, from Middle English taillour, from Anglo-Norman taillour, from Old French taillier, from Latin taliō, from Latin tālis, from Proto-Indo-European tód, from Proto-Indo-European to- — this; that.
tailorbird (English): A small warbler of the genus "Orthotomus",...
Definitions
- A small warbler of the genus "Orthotomus",...
Ancestry of “tailorbird”, step by step
tailorbird traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English tailor
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | tailor | A person who makes, repairs, or alters clothes... |
| 2 | Middle English | taillour | tailor |
| 3 | Anglo-Norman | taillour | tailor |
| 4 | Old French | taillier | to cut; to shape |
| 5 | Latin | taliō | punishment equal to the injury sustained; retaliation |
| 6 | Latin | tālis | such |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | tód | demonstrative pronoun; that; it |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | to- | it; that; the, that |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | só | this; that |