Where does “appilsintræ” come from?
appilsintræ (Faroese) comes from Faroese appilsin, from Danish appelsin, from Dutch appelsien, from Dutch China, from Portuguese china, from Medieval Latin Sina, from Latin Sīnae, from Ancient Greek Σῖναι — {{w|Qin |State of Qin}}, {{w|Qin dynasty}}; Qin.
appilsintræ (Faroese): orange tree
Definitions
- orange tree
Ancestry of “appilsintræ”, step by step
appilsintræ traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Faroese appilsin
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Faroese | appilsin | orange |
| 2 | Danish | appelsin | An orange, a fruit from the tree "Citrus... |
| 3 | Dutch | appelsien | orange |
| 4 | Dutch | China | — |
| 5 | Portuguese | china | a woman, especially one of Native American... |
| 6 | Medieval Latin | Sina | — |
| 7 | Latin | Sīnae | the Chinese, specifically |
| 8 | Ancient Greek | Σῖναι | the southern Chinese |
| 9 | Arabic | صِين | — |
| 10 | Pahlavi | čīn | — |
| 11 | Sanskrit | चीन | the Chinese people; China; a bandage for the... |
| 12 | Old Chinese | 秦 | {{w|Qin |State of Qin}}, {{w|Qin dynasty}}; Qin |
via Faroese træ
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Faroese | træ | tree; wood, timber |
| 2 | Old Norse | tré | tree; the mast of a ship; ree, rafter, beam |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | trewą | tree |
| 4 | English | doru | Alternative form of dory |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | δόρυ | wood, tree, stem; spear shaft, spear, lance,... |
| 6 | Proto-Hellenic | dóru | tree |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | dóru | tree |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | drew- | hard, firm, strong, solid; hard, fast; tree |