Where does “실톱” come from?
실톱 (Korean) comes from Korean 실, from English seal, from Middle English sel, from Anglo-Norman sëel, from Latin sigillum, from Latin -lus, from Proto-Italic -elos, from Proto-Indo-European -e-lós — Forms agent nouns from verbal roots.
실톱 (Korean): fretsaw
Definitions
- fretsaw
Ancestry of “실톱”, step by step
실톱 traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Korean 실
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Korean | 실 | thread, string; a narrow thing, a thin object |
| 2 | English | seal | A pinniped (Pinnipedia), particularly an earless seal (true seal) or eared seal |
| 3 | Middle English | sel | Good fortune, prosperity, luck |
| 4 | Anglo-Norman | sëel | — |
| 5 | Latin | sigillum | figurine, statuette; seal |
| 6 | Latin | -lus | Alternative form of -ulus; diminutive suffix |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | -elos | Forms desubstantival and deadjectival diminutive nouns |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | -e-lós | — |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | -lós | Forms agent nouns from verbal roots |
via Korean 톱
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Korean | 톱 | saw; covering |