Where does “telegonous” come from?
telegonous (English) comes from English ous, from English ou, from Afrikaans ou, from Dutch oud, from Middle Dutch out, from Old Dutch ald, from Proto-West Germanic ald, from Proto-Germanic aldaz — to grow, nourish.
telegonous (English): Relating to telegony
Definitions
- Relating to telegony
Ancestry of “telegonous”, step by step
telegonous traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English ous
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | ous | plural of ou |
| 2 | English | ou | A probably extinct species of Hawaiian... |
| 3 | Afrikaans | ou | An old fellow, guy, bloke; attributive form of... |
| 4 | Dutch | oud | old |
| 5 | Middle Dutch | out | old |
| 6 | Old Dutch | ald | — |
| 7 | Proto-West Germanic | ald | old |
| 8 | Proto-Germanic | aldaz | old, grown up |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂eltós | — |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂él- | to grow, nourish |
via English telegony
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | telegony | The belief that, in the case of siblings from the... |
| 2 | English | tele | Alternative form of telly |
| 3 | English | tele- | over a distance; television; telegraph |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | τῆλε | far off, afar, far away |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | kʷelh₁- | to move; to turn, go round; turn, become |