Where does “scipherelic” come from?
scipherelic (Old English) comes from Old English sciphere, from Old English hēre, from Proto-West Germanic hari, from Proto-Germanic harjaz, from Proto-Indo-European kóryos, from Proto-Indo-European ḱer-, from Proto-Indo-European kr̥-, from Proto-Indo-European ker- — army.
scipherelic (Old English): naval, relating to a fleet
Definitions
- naval, relating to a fleet
Ancestry of “scipherelic”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Old English | sciphere | navy; naval fleet |
| 2 | Old English | hēre | army, military (especially of the enemy) |
| 3 | Proto-West Germanic | hari | army |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | harjaz | army; army leader; commander; warrior |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | kóryos | war; troops; army; war, troops |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱer- | to grow, to make grow, to nourish; to plait,... |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | kr̥- | to turn, to bend |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | ker- | army |