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