Where does “tourmalinize” come from?
tourmalinize (English) comes from English tourmaline, from French tourmaline, from English carnelian, from English Cornelian, from Old French corneline, from Latin Cornus, from Ancient Greek κορμός, from Ancient Greek κείρω — to cut, cut off, sever.
tourmalinize (English): To convert into tourmaline
Definitions
- To convert into tourmaline
Ancestry of “tourmalinize”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | tourmaline | A complex black or dark-coloured borosilicate... |
| 2 | French | tourmaline | tourmaline |
| 3 | English | carnelian | A hard, reddish brown chalcedony; used in... |
| 4 | English | Cornelian | Pertaining to Pierre Corneille, or characteristic... |
| 5 | Old French | corneline | — |
| 6 | Latin | Cornus | cornel, dogwood (tree and fruit) |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | κορμός | trunk of a tree; log of timber |
| 8 | Ancient Greek | κείρω | I shear, shave, cut hair short; I ravage, waste;... |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)kér-ye- | — |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)ker- | to cut off; to turn, bend |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | sek- | to cut, cut off, sever |