Where does “antelop” come from?
antelop (Malay) comes from English antelope, from Middle English antelope, from Old French antelop, from Medieval Latin antilops, from Byzantine Greek ἀνθόλοψ, from Ancient Greek ἀν-, from Ancient Greek ὀρθός, from Proto-Hellenic ortʰwós — Creates adjectives from verb stems.
antelop (Malay): antelope
Definitions
- antelope
Ancestry of “antelop”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | antelope | Any of several African mammals of the family... |
| 2 | Middle English | antelope | antelope; heraldic antelope |
| 3 | Old French | antelop | — |
| 4 | Medieval Latin | antilops | — |
| 5 | Byzantine Greek | ἀνθόλοψ | antelope |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | ἀν- | Alternative form of ἀ- used before a vowel;... |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | ὀρθός | straight, upright, erect; straight forward, in a... |
| 8 | Proto-Hellenic | ortʰwós | — |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | h₃r̥dʰwós | — |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | h₃erdʰ- | to increase, grow; upright, high |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | -wós | Creates adjectives from verb stems |