Where does “tomling” come from?
tomling (English) comes from English tom, from Middle English Thomme, from Middle English Thomas, from Latin Thōmās, from Ancient Greek Θωμᾶς, from Aramaic תאומא, from Aramaic תאמא — twin, double; Gemini.
tomling (English): A male kitten
Definitions
- A male kitten
Ancestry of “tomling”, step by step
tomling traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English tom
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | tom | The male of the domesticated cat; The male of the... |
| 2 | Middle English | Thomme | Tom |
| 3 | Middle English | Thomas | — |
| 4 | Latin | Thōmās | Thomas the Apostle |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | Θωμᾶς | Thomas |
| 6 | Aramaic | תאומא | twin; Thomas |
| 7 | Aramaic | תאמא | twin, double; Gemini |
via English Ling
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | Ling | Any of various codlike saltwater fish often used as food by humans, those of the genus Molva, in the family Lotidae |
| 2 | Middle English | ling | Any of various varieties of heather or broom |
| 3 | Old Norse | lyng | heather, ling |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | lingwą | heather, ling |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | lengʷʰom | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | lengʷʰ- | light, agile, nimble; light, not heavy, agile,... |