Where does “tigerdom” come from?
tigerdom (English) comes from English DOM, from English dominance, from English -ance, from Middle English -aunce, from Old French -ance, from Latin -ia, from Latin -ius, from Proto-Italic -jōs — Creates adjectives from noun or verb stems.
tigerdom (English): The state or essence of being a tiger
Definitions
- The state or essence of being a tiger
Ancestry of “tigerdom”, step by step
tigerdom traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English DOM
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | DOM | Initialism of date of marriage; Initialism of... |
| 2 | English | dominance | The state of being dominant; of prime importance;... |
| 3 | English | -ance | Added to an adjective or verb to form a noun... |
| 4 | Middle English | -aunce | Forms nouns indicating states or processes, usually from verbs or other nouns; -ance |
| 5 | Old French | -ance | ance (suffix used to form nouns) |
| 6 | Latin | -ia | Used to form a feminine abstract noun, usually... |
| 7 | Latin | -ius | forming adjectives from nouns; nominative neuter... |
| 8 | Proto-Italic | -jōs | Forms comparative adjectives |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | -yós | Creates adjectives from noun or verb stems |
via English Tiger
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | Tiger | someone connected with Hull City Football Club,... |
| 2 | Middle English | tygre | tiger; A dangerous or ferocious individual |
| 3 | Old French | tigre | tiger; tigress |
| 4 | Latin | tīgris | tiger |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | Τίγρις | tiger |
| 6 | Old Persian | 𐎫𐎡𐎥𐎼𐎠 | Tigris |
| 7 | Akkadian | 𒀀𒇉𒈦𒄘𒃼 | — |
| 8 | Sumerian | 𒀀𒇉𒈦𒄘𒃼 | as fast as an arrow |