Where does “upholsterous” come from?
upholsterous (English) comes from English upholstery, from English upholster, from Middle English upholdester, from English uphold, from Middle English upholden, from Middle English up-, from Old English ūp-, from Old English ūp.
upholsterous (English): Of or relating to upholstery
Definitions
- Of or relating to upholstery
Ancestry of “upholsterous”, step by step
upholsterous traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English upholstery
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | upholstery | The craft or business of upholstering furniture;... |
| 2 | English | upholster | To fit padding, stuffing, springs, webbing and... |
| 3 | Middle English | upholdester | — |
| 4 | English | uphold | To hold up; to lift on high; to elevate; To keep... |
| 5 | Middle English | upholden | to repair, uphold |
| 6 | Middle English | up- | — |
| 7 | Old English | ūp- | up- |
| 8 | Old English | ūp | up, from above |
| 9 | Proto-Germanic | upp | up, upwards |
| 10 | Proto-Germanic | ub | under |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | upó | under, below |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | h₃ewp- | — |
via English ous
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | ous | plural of ou |
| 2 | English | ou | A probably extinct species of Hawaiian... |
| 3 | Afrikaans | ou | An old fellow, guy, bloke; attributive form of... |
| 4 | Dutch | oud | old |
| 5 | Middle Dutch | out | old |
| 6 | Old Dutch | ald | — |
| 7 | Proto-West Germanic | ald | old |
| 8 | Proto-Germanic | aldaz | old, grown up |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂eltós | — |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂él- | to grow, nourish |