Where does “universal grinder” come from?
universal grinder (English) comes from English universal, from Middle English universal, from Old French universal, from Latin universalis, from Latin ūniversus, from Latin versus, from Latin vertō, from Proto-Italic wertō — to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel.
universal grinder (English): A mechanism whereby countable nouns are made...
Definitions
- A mechanism whereby countable nouns are made...
Ancestry of “universal grinder”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | universal | Of or pertaining to the universe; Common to all... |
| 2 | Middle English | universal | all-encompassing, subject to everything and... |
| 3 | Old French | universal | universal |
| 4 | Latin | universalis | universal; general |
| 5 | Latin | ūniversus | — |
| 6 | Latin | versus | turned, changed, having been turned; towards,... |
| 7 | Latin | vertō | — |
| 8 | Proto-Italic | wertō | — |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | wert- | to turn, to rotate |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | wer- | to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel |