Where does “tulipwood” come from?
tulipwood (English) comes from English tulip, from French tulipe, from Turkish tülbent, from Ottoman Turkish دلبند, from Persian دلبند, from Classical Persian دِل, from Punjabi ਦਿਲ, from Classical Persian دل.
tulipwood (English): The striped, variegated wood of the tulip tree
Definitions
- The striped, variegated wood of the tulip tree
Ancestry of “tulipwood”, step by step
tulipwood traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English tulip
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | tulip | A type of flowering plant, genus "Tulipa"; The... |
| 2 | French | tulipe | tulip |
| 3 | Turkish | tülbent | muslin; cheesecloth |
| 4 | Ottoman Turkish | دلبند | a kind of gauzy cotton used in the production of... |
| 5 | Persian | دلبند | beloved; Alternative form of دولبند |
| 6 | Classical Persian | دِل | — |
| 7 | Punjabi | ਦਿਲ | heart; soul; spirit, valor; feelings, emotions |
| 8 | Classical Persian | دل | — |
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 |