Where does “twiller” come from?
twiller (English) comes from English twill, from Middle English twyll, from Old English twilic, from Latin bilix, from Latin bis, from Latin color, from Ancient Greek μέτρον, from Ancient Greek -τρον — Derives agent nouns from verbs, denoting someone...
twiller (English): One who twills
Definitions
- One who twills
Ancestry of “twiller”, step by step
twiller traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English twill
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | twill | A pattern, characterised by diagonal ridges,... |
| 2 | Middle English | twyll | — |
| 3 | Old English | twilic | two-threaded |
| 4 | Latin | bilix | having a double thread |
| 5 | Latin | bis | twice, two times, on two occasions, in two ways |
| 6 | Latin | color | colour, shade; color; pigment; complexion |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | μέτρον | something used to measure: measure, rule, weight;... |
| 8 | Ancient Greek | -τρον | Forms instrument nouns |
| 9 | Proto-Hellenic | -tron | Forms instrument nouns from verb stems |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | -trom | Forms nouns denoting a tool or instrument |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | -tḗr | Derives agent nouns from verbs, denoting someone... |
via English ER
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | ER | The statistic "Earned Run"; Initialism of... |
| 2 | Turkish | er | early; brave; man, male |
| 3 | Ottoman Turkish | ایر | saddle, a seat for a rider placed on the back of a horse or other animal |
| 4 | Old Anatolian Turkish | ایر | early, at a time in advance of the usual or expected event |
| 5 | Proto-Turkic | ēder | saddle |