Where does “Plastiktrinkbecher” come from?
Plastiktrinkbecher (German) comes from German Trinkbecher, from German becher, from Middle High German becher, from Old High German behhari, from Latin bīcārium, from Ancient Greek βῖκος, from Latin vīcus, from Proto-Italic weikos — to wither; fade; to move, go ahead; to be strong;...
Plastiktrinkbecher (German): plastic drinking-cup
Definitions
- plastic drinking-cup
Ancestry of “Plastiktrinkbecher”, step by step
Plastiktrinkbecher traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via German Trinkbecher
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Trinkbecher | drinking-cup |
| 2 | German | becher | inflection of bechern: ## first-person singular... |
| 3 | Middle High German | becher | — |
| 4 | Old High German | behhari | — |
| 5 | Latin | bīcārium | drinking glass |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | βῖκος | vase with handles, amphora; land measure of... |
| 7 | Latin | vīcus | row of houses; street; quarter; neighbourhood |
| 8 | Proto-Italic | weikos | village |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | weyḱ- | to enter in; to settle; settlement |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | wey- | to wither; fade; to move, go ahead; to be strong;... |
via German Plastik
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Plastik | plastic; sculpture |
| 2 | English | plastic | A synthetic, solid, hydrocarbon-based polymer,... |
| 3 | English | -y | Added to nouns and adjectives to form adjectives... |
| 4 | Middle English | -y | Designates an adjective, in many cases formed by... |
| 5 | Old English | -iġ | -y, -ic |
| 6 | Proto-West Germanic | -g | Forms adjectives from nouns and verbs with a... |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | -gaz | -y |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | -ḱos | -y, -ic |