Where does “teafrail” come from?
teafrail (Irish) comes from English taffrail, from English aft, from English afternoon, from Middle English afternone, from Middle English none, from Old English nōn, from Latin nōna, from Latin nōnus — new.
teafrail (Irish): taffrail
Definitions
- taffrail
Ancestry of “teafrail”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | taffrail | The curved wooden top of the stern of a sailing... |
| 2 | English | aft | The stern portion of a vessel; At, near, or... |
| 3 | English | afternoon | The part of the day from noon or lunchtime until... |
| 4 | Middle English | afternone | afternoon |
| 5 | Middle English | none | Alternative form of nonne; Alternative form of... |
| 6 | Old English | nōn | noon; the ninth hour; the ninth hour |
| 7 | Latin | nōna | nones canonical hour |
| 8 | Latin | nōnus | ninth |
| 9 | Latin | novenos | accusative masculine plural of novēnus |
| 10 | Latin | novem | nine; 9; first-person singular present active... |
| 11 | Latin | novo | I make new, renew, refresh; I alter, change;... |
| 12 | Proto-Italic | nowāō | — |
| 13 | Proto-Indo-European | néweh₂ti | to renew |
| 14 | Proto-Indo-European | néwos | new |