Where does “dipsade” come from?
dipsade (French) comes from Latin dipsas, from Ancient Greek διψάς, from Ancient Greek -ᾰ́ς, from Proto-Indo-European -ónts, from Hungarian önt, from Hungarian ön, from Hungarian ön-, from Turkish ön — sound, voice.
dipsade (French): Legendary snake whose bite provoked thirst according to ancient tales
Definitions
- Legendary snake whose bite provoked thirst according to ancient tales
Ancestry of “dipsade”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Latin | dipsas | viper |
| 2 | Ancient Greek | διψάς | venomous serpent, whose bite caused intense... |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | -ᾰ́ς | group of |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | -ónts | Derives nouns denoting body parts |
| 5 | Hungarian | önt | to pour; to cast; accusative singular of ön |
| 6 | Hungarian | ön | you |
| 7 | Hungarian | ön- | self- |
| 8 | Turkish | ön | front |
| 9 | Ottoman Turkish | اوك | voice (of human or animal); sound |
| 10 | Proto-Turkic | ǖn | sound, voice |