Where does “toonwood” come from?
toonwood (English) comes from English Toon, from English cartoon, from French carton, from Italian cartone, from Italian carta, from Latin carta, from Ancient Greek χάρτης, from Ancient Greek χαράσσω — to yearn for; to enclose; bowels, intestines.
toonwood (English): wood of the toon tree, Toona ciliata
Definitions
- wood of the toon tree, Toona ciliata
Ancestry of “toonwood”, step by step
toonwood traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English Toon
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | Toon | The city of Newcastle upon Tyne |
| 2 | English | cartoon | A humorous drawing, often with a caption, or a... |
| 3 | French | carton | cardboard; carton, cardboard box; target |
| 4 | Italian | cartone | cardboard, paperboard; carton, box; cartoon |
| 5 | Italian | carta | paper; map; menu |
| 6 | Latin | carta | papyrus; letter etc |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | χάρτης | sheet of paper, paper; book |
| 8 | Ancient Greek | χαράσσω | to sharpen; to engrave, carve, write, draw, stamp |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵʰer- | to yearn for; to enclose; bowels, intestines |
via English Wood
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | Wood | An English topographic surname for someone who lived in or near a wood |
| 2 | English | Frog | Alternative form of frog |
| 3 | Portuguese | froco | flock |
| 4 | Latin | floccus | tuft, wisp of wool |
| 5 | Frankish | flokko | down, wool, flock |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | *flukkô | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | plewk- | to fly, flow, run; to splash, to flap with hands |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | plew- | to fly, flow, run |