Where does “calketrappe” come from?
calketrappe (Middle English) comes from Old English calcatrippe, from Medieval Latin calcatrippa, from Latin calcare, from Latin calco, from Latin -o, from Proto-Italic -ōd, from Proto-Indo-European -éad.
calketrappe (Middle English): caltrop metal spiked object
Definitions
- caltrop metal spiked object
Ancestry of “calketrappe”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Old English | calcatrippe | plant that trips |
| 2 | Medieval Latin | calcatrippa | thistle |
| 3 | Latin | calcare | inflection of calcō: ## present active... |
| 4 | Latin | calco | I trample, tread on; I walk upon, cross on foot;... |
| 5 | Latin | -o | forms masculine agent nouns, positive and... |
| 6 | Proto-Italic | -ōd | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | -éad | — |