Where does “uncorker” come from?
uncorker (English) comes from English uncork, from English Cork, from Middle English cork, from Middle Dutch curc, from Spanish corcho, from Latin cortex, from Proto-Indo-European *(s)kort-ek-s.
uncorker (English): One who uncorks
Definitions
- One who uncorks
Ancestry of “uncorker”, step by step
uncorker traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English uncork
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | uncork | To open by removing the cork or stopper from; To... |
| 2 | English | Cork | (County Cork) |
| 3 | Middle English | cork | oak bark, cork |
| 4 | Middle Dutch | curc | cork |
| 5 | Spanish | corcho | cork |
| 6 | Latin | cortex | The bark of a tree; the bark of a cork tree;... |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | *(s)kort-ek-s | — |
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 |