Where does “lynx” come from?
lynx (French) comes from Latin lynx, from Ancient Greek λύγξ, from Latin canadensis, from Latin -ensis, from Latin arvum, from Latin colō, from Latin quelō, from Proto-Italic kʷelō — to turn.
lynx (French): a lynx
Definitions
- a lynx
Ancestry of “lynx”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Latin | lynx | A lynx |
| 2 | Ancient Greek | λύγξ | lynx; hiccup |
| 3 | Latin | canadensis | Canadian |
| 4 | Latin | -ensis | Of or from |
| 5 | Latin | arvum | field; farm land |
| 6 | Latin | colō | to cultivate the land, till, tend, take care of a field or garden |
| 7 | Latin | quelō | — |
| 8 | Proto-Italic | kʷelō | to inhabit |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | kʷéleti | — |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | kʷel- | to turn |