Where does “cignet” come from?
cignet (Middle English) comes from Anglo-Norman cignet, from Old French cigne, from Latin Cygnus, from Ancient Greek Κύκνος, from Latin olor, from Ancient Greek Τιτάν, from Translingual -therium, from Ancient Greek θηρίον — wild; wild animal.
Ancestry of “cignet”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Anglo-Norman | cignet | — |
| 2 | Old French | cigne | swan |
| 3 | Latin | Cygnus | — |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | Κύκνος | — |
| 5 | Latin | olor | swan; A smell |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | Τιτάν | Titan |
| 7 | Translingual | -therium | — |
| 8 | Ancient Greek | θηρίον | wild animal, beast, savage beast; a small animal,... |
| 9 | Ancient Greek | θήρ | a wild beast, beast of prey, especially a lion;... |
| 10 | Proto-Hellenic | kʷʰḗr | wild beast |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵʰwer- | wild; wild animal |
Words derived from “cignet”