Where does “silhuett” come from?

silhuett (Norwegian Nynorsk) comes from French Silhouette, from Basque Ziloeta, from Basque zulo, from Proto-Basque *zuLo — hole.

silhuett (Norwegian Nynorsk): a silhouette

Definitions

  1. a silhouette

Ancestry of “silhuett”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1FrenchSilhouettesilhouette
2BasqueZiloeta—
3Basquezulohole; pit; den, hiding place
4Proto-Basque*zuLohole
Every word from Proto-Basque *zuLo →Every word from Basque zulo →Every word from Basque Ziloeta →