Where does “Senftube” come from?
Senftube (German) comes from German Senf, from Middle High German senf, from Old High German senaf, from Proto-Germanic sinapaz, from Latin senapis, from Latin sinapi, from Ancient Greek σίναπι, from Demotic snwpt.
Senftube (German): mustard tube tubular container for mustard
Definitions
- mustard tube tubular container for mustard
Ancestry of “Senftube”, step by step
Senftube traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via German Senf
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Senf | mustard |
| 2 | Middle High German | senf | — |
| 3 | Old High German | senaf | — |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | sinapaz | mustard |
| 5 | Latin | senapis | Alternative form of sināpi; accusative plural of... |
| 6 | Latin | sinapi | mustard, Sinapis alba; dative singular of... |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | σίναπι | the mustard plant |
| 8 | Demotic | snwpt | — |
via German tūbe
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | tūbe | tube container for semiliquids, usually with a screw top |
| 2 | English | tube | Anything that is hollow and cylindrical in shape;... |
| 3 | Middle French | tube | conduit; canal; pipe |
| 4 | Latin | tubus | tube, pipe; trumpet used at sacrifices |
| 5 | Latin | tuba | A long trumpet over 1 meter in length; tube |