Where does “waterbike” come from?
waterbike (English) comes from English bike, from English bicycle, from French bicycle, from French bi-, from Latin bis, from Latin color, from Ancient Greek μέτρον, from Ancient Greek -τρον — Derives agent nouns from verbs, denoting someone...
waterbike (English): Abbreviation of water bicycle; Alternative form...
Definitions
- Abbreviation of water bicycle; Alternative form...
Ancestry of “waterbike”, step by step
waterbike traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English bike
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | bike | Clipping of bicycle; Clipping of motorbike;... |
| 2 | English | bicycle | A vehicle that has two wheels, one behind the... |
| 3 | French | bicycle | bicycle |
| 4 | French | bi- | bi |
| 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 water
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | water | A substance found at room temperature and... |
| 2 | Middle English | water | water; water vapour, condensation; lake, pond,... |
| 3 | Old English | wæter | water |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | watar | water |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | watōr | water |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | wódr̥ | water |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | wed- | water |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | wey- | to wither; fade; to move, go ahead; to be strong;... |