Where does “συρματόσχοινο” come from?
συρματόσχοινο (Greek) comes from German Drahtseil, from German seil, from Middle High German seil, from Old High German seil, from Proto-West Germanic sail, from Proto-Germanic sailą, from Proto-Indo-European sh₂éy-ōl ~ sh₂i-l-és, from Proto-Indo-European sh₂ey- — to satiate, satisfy.
συρματόσχοινο (Greek): cable a rope made of wire
Definitions
- cable a rope made of wire
Ancestry of “συρματόσχοινο”, step by step
συρματόσχοινο traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.
via German Drahtseil
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Drahtseil | cable, wire rope; tightrope |
| 2 | German | seil | rope, line, cord |
| 3 | Middle High German | seil | — |
| 4 | Old High German | seil | rope, snare, fetter |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | sail | rope, cord |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | sailą | rope; cord |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | sh₂éy-ōl ~ sh₂i-l-és | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | sh₂ey- | to bind, fetter |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | seh₂- | to satiate, satisfy |
via Greek σχοινί
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Greek | σχοινί | rope |
| 2 | Ancient Greek | σχοινίον | small rope, cord or thread |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | Σχοῖνος | Schoenus, Boeotia, Greece |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | πλεκτός | braided; twisted |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | πλέκω | to plait, twine, twist, weave, braid |
| 6 | Finnish | pleko | pleco |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | pleḱ- | to fold, plait, weave |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | pel- | to cover, to wrap; skin, hide, cloth; to fold |