Where does “catepeluse” come from?
catepeluse (Old French) comes from Old French peluse, from Latin Pelusium, from Ancient Greek Πηλούσιον, from Egyptian pr-jmn, from Egyptian jmn, from Egyptian mn, from Proto-Vietic kaw, from Dutch kauwen — to chew.
catepeluse (Old French): caterpillar
Definitions
- caterpillar
Ancestry of “catepeluse”, step by step
catepeluse traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Old French peluse
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Old French | peluse | hairy |
| 2 | Latin | Pelusium | — |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | Πηλούσιον | Pelusium, Lower Egypt |
| 4 | Egyptian | pr-jmn | — |
| 5 | Egyptian | jmn | to hide, to conceal; to hide, to be hidden or... |
| 6 | Egyptian | mn | to be established, to be fixed or set; to stick,... |
| 7 | Proto-Vietic | kaw | — |
| 8 | Dutch | kauwen | to chew |
| 9 | Middle Dutch | couwen | to chew |
| 10 | Old Dutch | kiuwan | to chew |
| 11 | Proto-West Germanic | keuwan | to chew |
| 12 | Proto-Germanic | kewwaną | to chew |
| 13 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵyewh₁- | to chew |
via Old French cate
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Old French | cate | female cat |