Where does “tall meadowrue” come from?
tall meadowrue (English) comes from English tall, from Middle English tall, from Old English tæl, from Proto-Germanic talaz, from Ottoman Turkish طالاز, from Old Anatolian Turkish طلز, from Greek θάλασσα, from Ancient Greek θάλασσα — sea; the Mediterranean Sea; channel.
tall meadowrue (English): Any of three species of meadowrue
Definitions
- Any of three species of meadowrue
Ancestry of “tall meadowrue”, step by step
tall meadowrue traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English tall
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | tall | Having a vertical extent greater than the... |
| 2 | Middle English | tall | — |
| 3 | Old English | tæl | evil-speaking, calumny, disparagement, slander |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | talaz | pliable, bendsome; submissive, hearsome, quick to... |
| 5 | Ottoman Turkish | طالاز | billow, breaker, any large and foaming wave or undulating mass of water |
| 6 | Old Anatolian Turkish | طلز | hurricane, storm |
| 7 | Greek | θάλασσα | sea; storm |
| 8 | Ancient Greek | θάλασσα | sea; the Mediterranean Sea; channel |
via English meadowrue
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | meadowrue | A plant (any plant of genus Thalictrum), also known as thalictrum |
| 2 | English | rue | Sorrow; repentance; regret; Pity; compassion; To... |
| 3 | Middle English | rue | A kind of plant belonging to the genus "Ruta";... |
| 4 | Anglo-Norman | ruwe | Alternative form of rue |
| 5 | Old French | rue | rue (plant) |
| 6 | Latin | rūga | a crease in the face, wrinkle |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | krewp- | scab, crust; to become encrusted |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | krew- | to fall, collapse; scab; to fall, break, bruise |