Where does “Pferdeantilope” come from?
Pferdeantilope (German) comes from German Antilope, from English antelope, from Middle English antelope, from Old French antelop, from Medieval Latin antilops, from Byzantine Greek ἀνθόλοψ, from Ancient Greek ἀν-, from Ancient Greek ὀρθός — Creates adjectives from verb stems.
Pferdeantilope (German): roan antelope
Definitions
- roan antelope
Ancestry of “Pferdeantilope”, step by step
Pferdeantilope traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via German Antilope
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Antilope | antelope |
| 2 | English | antelope | Any of several African mammals of the family... |
| 3 | Middle English | antelope | antelope; heraldic antelope |
| 4 | Old French | antelop | — |
| 5 | Medieval Latin | antilops | — |
| 6 | Byzantine Greek | ἀνθόλοψ | antelope |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | ἀν- | Alternative form of ἀ- used before a vowel;... |
| 8 | Ancient Greek | ὀρθός | straight, upright, erect; straight forward, in a... |
| 9 | Proto-Hellenic | ortʰwós | — |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | h₃r̥dʰwós | — |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | h₃erdʰ- | to increase, grow; upright, high |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | -wós | Creates adjectives from verb stems |
via German Pferd
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Pferd | horse; knight |
| 2 | Middle High German | phert | — |
| 3 | Old High German | pfarifrit | horse |
| 4 | Old High German | parafred | — |
| 5 | Latin | paraverēdus | a horse for travel off public roads or to out of the way places |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | παρά | |
| 7 | Latin | verēdus | A fast or light breed of horse; courier's horse; hunter |
| 8 | Gaulish | werēdos | horse |
| 9 | Proto-Celtic | *uɸoreidos | horse |