Where does “τάσπιν” come from?
τάσπιν (Greek) comes from English dustbin, from English dust, from German dust, from Middle Low German dust, from Old French joste, from Latin juxta, from Latin iuxta, from Proto-Italic jougestād — to join, to yoke, to tie together.
Ancestry of “τάσπιν”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | dustbin | A bin for holding rubbish until it can be... |
| 2 | English | dust | Fine particles; The act of cleaning by dusting;... |
| 3 | German | dust | — |
| 4 | Middle Low German | dust | — |
| 5 | Old French | joste | joust |
| 6 | Latin | juxta | Alternative form of iū̆xtā; near to, nigh |
| 7 | Latin | iuxta | nearly; near, close to; just as |
| 8 | Proto-Italic | jougestād | — |
| 9 | Proto-Italic | jougestos | — |
| 10 | Proto-Italic | jougos | yoked animals, team |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | yéwgos | team, pair of yoked animals |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | yewg- | to join, to yoke, to tie together |