Where does “wirebender” come from?
wirebender (English) comes from English wire, from Middle English wir, from Old English wīr, from English myrtle, from Old French myrte, from Latin myrtus, from Ancient Greek μύρτος, from Ancient Greek μυρίκη.
wirebender (English): An artisan responsible for shaping the wire structures upon which carnival costumes are created
Definitions
- An artisan responsible for shaping the wire structures upon which carnival costumes are created
Ancestry of “wirebender”, step by step
wirebender traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English wire
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | wire | Metal formed into a thin, even thread, now... |
| 2 | Middle English | wir | — |
| 3 | Old English | wīr | wire, metal thread, wire-ornament |
| 4 | English | myrtle | An evergreen shrub or small tree of the genus... |
| 5 | Old French | myrte | — |
| 6 | Latin | myrtus | myrtle |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | μύρτος | myrtle; twig or spray of myrtle |
| 8 | Ancient Greek | μυρίκη | tamarisk |
| 9 | Ancient Greek | -ίκη | — |
via English Bender
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | Bender | One who, or that which, bends |
| 2 | English | bend | To cause to change its shape into a curve, by... |
| 3 | Middle English | benden | — |
| 4 | Old English | bendan | to bind; to bend a bow |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | bandijan | to bind |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | bandijaną | To bind, fetter, restrain; stretch; To bend |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰendʰ- | to bind; bond |