Where does “white-lined sphinx” come from?
white-lined sphinx (English) comes from English White, from English sox, from English socks, from English sock, from French soc, from Vulgar Latin soccus, from Proto-Celtic sukkos, from Proto-Indo-European suH- — to press out, extract; juice; liquid, rain; to...
white-lined sphinx (English): Hyles lineata, a species of large North American sphinx moths
Definitions
- Hyles lineata, a species of large North American sphinx moths
Ancestry of “white-lined sphinx”, step by step
white-lined sphinx traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.
via English White
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | White | Alternative letter-case form of white; An... |
| 2 | English | sox | plural of sock |
| 3 | English | socks | plural of sock; Third-person singular simple... |
| 4 | English | sock | A knitted or woven covering for the foot; A shoe... |
| 5 | French | soc | plowshare; Boston butt |
| 6 | Vulgar Latin | soccus | — |
| 7 | Proto-Celtic | sukkos | pig (snout) |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | suH- | pig, hog, swine |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | sewH- | to bear; to give birth |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | sew- | to press out, extract; juice; liquid, rain; to... |
via English Sphinx
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | Sphinx | An ancient, large statue in Egypt, with the face of a man and the body of a lion, lying near the Great Pyramids |
| 2 | Middle English | Spynx | The Sphinx |
| 3 | Latin | Sphinx | Sphinx |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | Σφίγξ | Sphinx |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | σφίγγω | to bind tight, tie fast; to bind or hold... |
via English lined
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | lined | Having a lining, an inner layer or covering;... |