Where does “Silhouette” come from?

Silhouette (French) comes from Basque Ziloeta, from Basque zulo, from Proto-Basque *zuLo — hole.

Silhouette (French): silhouette

Definitions

  1. silhouette

Ancestry of “Silhouette”, step by step

Silhouette traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Basque Ziloeta

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1BasqueZiloeta—
2Basquezulohole; pit; den, hiding place
3Proto-Basque*zuLohole

via Basque Zulueta

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1BasqueZulueta—
2Basquezuluetaholes, caves

Words derived from “Silhouette”

Every word from Proto-Basque *zuLo →Every word from Basque zulo →Every word from Basque Ziloeta →