Where does “Elfenbeinmedaillon” come from?
Elfenbeinmedaillon (German) comes from German Medaillon, from French médaillon, from French médaille, from Italian medaglia, from Medieval Latin medalia, from Latin medialia, from Latin medialis, from Latin medius — to put, to place; to locate.
Elfenbeinmedaillon (German): ivory locket
Definitions
- ivory locket
Ancestry of “Elfenbeinmedaillon”, step by step
Elfenbeinmedaillon traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via German Medaillon
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Medaillon | medallion, locket; showy coin; mole, naevus,... |
| 2 | French | médaillon | medallion |
| 3 | French | médaille | medal |
| 4 | Italian | medaglia | medal; third-person singular present indicative... |
| 5 | Medieval Latin | medalia | half a denarius |
| 6 | Latin | medialia | nominative neuter plural of mediālis; accusative... |
| 7 | Latin | medialis | medial; of or belonging to the middle |
| 8 | Latin | medius | middle; half; moderate |
| 9 | Latin | locus | place, spot; a passage of literature; "in the... |
| 10 | Old Latin | stlocus | — |
| 11 | Proto-Italic | stlokos | — |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | stel- | to put, to place; to locate |
via German Elfenbein
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Elfenbein | ivory |
| 2 | Middle High German | helfenbein | — |
| 3 | Old High German | helfantbein | ivory; elephant bone |
| 4 | Old High German | bein | leg; bone |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | bain | leg; bone |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | bainą | leg; bone |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰeyh₂- | to fear, be afraid; to strike, hit; to hew, cut |