Where does “sel batang” come from?
sel batang (Indonesian) comes from Indonesian sel, from English cel, from English celibate, from English -ate, from English -cy, from Anglo-Norman -cie, from Latin -tia, from Latin -ia — Creates adjectives from noun or verb stems.
sel batang (Indonesian): rod cell
Definitions
- rod cell
Ancestry of “sel batang”, step by step
sel batang traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Indonesian sel
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Indonesian | sel | cell |
| 2 | English | cel | A piece of celluloid on which has been drawn a... |
| 3 | English | celibate | Not married; Abstaining from sexual relations and... |
| 4 | English | -ate | having the specified thing; characterized by the... |
| 5 | English | -cy | Used to form nouns of state, condition or quality... |
| 6 | Anglo-Norman | -cie | — |
| 7 | Latin | -tia | office, rank |
| 8 | Latin | -ia | Used to form a feminine abstract noun, usually... |
| 9 | Latin | -ius | forming adjectives from nouns; nominative neuter... |
| 10 | Proto-Italic | -jōs | Forms comparative adjectives |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | -yós | Creates adjectives from noun or verb stems |
via Indonesian batang
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Indonesian | batang | a log; the trunk of a dead tree, cleared of... |
| 2 | Malay | batang | a log; the trunk of a dead tree, cleared of... |
| 3 | Javanese | ꦧꦛꦁ | {{l|en|corpse}} |
| 4 | Old Javanese | baṭaṅ | a measure of capacity |
| 5 | Proto-Malayic | bataŋ | — |
| 6 | Proto-Malayo-Polynesian | bataŋ | tree trunk, fallen tree, log |