Where does “thighbone” come from?
thighbone (English) comes from English Bône, from Middle English bon, from Old English bān, from Arabic بان, from Ottoman Turkish بان, from Ottoman Turkish باڭ, from Persian بنگ, from Middle Persian 𐭡𐭭𐭢 — henbane.
thighbone (English): The bone that extends from the pelvis to the knee...
Definitions
- The bone that extends from the pelvis to the knee...
Ancestry of “thighbone”, step by step
thighbone traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English Bône
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | Bône | now known as Annaba |
| 2 | Middle English | bon | bone |
| 3 | Old English | bān | bone, tusk; the bone of a limb |
| 4 | Arabic | بان | to separate, to become distinct, to sunder; to be... |
| 5 | Ottoman Turkish | بان | ban; keeper, tender, ward; ben tree, horseradish... |
| 6 | Ottoman Turkish | باڭ | — |
| 7 | Persian | بنگ | hashish, narcotic made from "Cannabis sativa";... |
| 8 | Middle Persian | 𐭡𐭭𐭢 | henbane |
via English thigh
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | thigh | The upper leg of a human, between the hip and the... |
| 2 | Middle English | þigh | thigh |
| 3 | Old English | þēoh | thigh |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | þeuhą | thigh |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | tewk- | germ, seed, sprout, offspring |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | tew- | to be attentive in a friendly manner; to swell;... |