Where does “Ackerschachtelhalm” come from?
Ackerschachtelhalm (German) comes from German Schachtelhalm, from German Schachtel, from Italian scatola, from Latin castula, from Latin castus, from Latin careō, from Proto-Italic kazēō, from Proto-Indo-European ḱes-éh₁-ye-ti — to cut off, separate; to cut up, to slaughter; to...
Ackerschachtelhalm (German): field horsetail (Equisetum arvense)
Definitions
- field horsetail (Equisetum arvense)
Ancestry of “Ackerschachtelhalm”, step by step
Ackerschachtelhalm traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via German Schachtelhalm
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Schachtelhalm | horsetail |
| 2 | German | Schachtel | A small, usually square box, package or case |
| 3 | Italian | scatola | box; tin, can |
| 4 | Latin | castula | A kind of petticoat used by women |
| 5 | Latin | castus | morally pure, guiltless; pure, chaste, free from... |
| 6 | Latin | careō | to lack, be without. (usually with ablative), to be deprived of |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | kazēō | to lack |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱes-éh₁-ye-ti | — |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱes- | to cut off, separate; to cut up, to slaughter; to... |