Where does “Lilienszepter” come from?
Lilienszepter (German) comes from German Lilie, from Middle High German lilje, from Old High German lilia, from Latin līlia, from Ancient Greek λείριον, from Fayyumic Coptic ϩⲗⲏⲣⲓ, from Demotic ḥrry, from Egyptian ḥrrt — flower, blossom.
Lilienszepter (German): fleur-de-lis scepter
Definitions
- fleur-de-lis scepter
Ancestry of “Lilienszepter”, step by step
Lilienszepter traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via German Lilie
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Lilie | lily, lilium (flower) |
| 2 | Middle High German | lilje | — |
| 3 | Old High German | lilia | — |
| 4 | Latin | līlia | — |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | λείριον | Madonna lily; paperwhite; autumn narcissus |
| 6 | Fayyumic Coptic | ϩⲗⲏⲣⲓ | — |
| 7 | Demotic | ḥrry | flower |
| 8 | Egyptian | ḥrrt | flower, blossom |
via German Szepter
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Szepter | sceptre |
| 2 | Middle High German | zepter | — |
| 3 | Latin | scēptrum | — |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | σκῆπτρον | a staff, stick to lean on, used by lame or aged... |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | -τρον | Forms instrument nouns |
| 6 | Proto-Hellenic | -tron | Forms instrument nouns from verb stems |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | -trom | Forms nouns denoting a tool or instrument |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | -tḗr | Derives agent nouns from verbs, denoting someone... |