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Where does “silhouette” come from?

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

silhouette (French): silhouette; first-person singular present...

Definitions

  1. silhouette; first-person singular present...

Ancestry of “silhouette”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1FrenchSilhouette—
2BasqueZiloeta—
3Basquezulohole; pit; den, hiding place
4Proto-Basque*zuLo—

Words derived from “silhouette”

  • silhouette
  • silhouettist
  • silueta
  • силуэт
  • silhouetter
  • Silhouette
  • silhueta
  • silueta
  • シルエット
  • silhuett
  • silueta
  • silhuett
  • silhuett
  • silueta
  • siluetas
  • siluetă
Every word from Proto-Basque *zuLo →