Where does “artimon” come from?
artimon (Romanian) comes from French artimon, from Latin artemon, from Ancient Greek ἀρτέμων, from Ancient Greek ἀρτάω, from Ancient Greek ἀείρω, from Proto-Indo-European h₂wer-, from Proto-Indo-European wēr-, from Proto-Indo-European wer- — to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel.
artimon (Romanian): mizzenmast
Definitions
- mizzenmast
Ancestry of “artimon”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | French | artimon | mizzen |
| 2 | Latin | artemon | topsail, foresail, bysail; main block in a pulley... |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | ἀρτέμων | topsail, foresail, bysail |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | ἀρτάω | to fasten to or hang one thing upon another; to... |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | ἀείρω | to lift up, raise, support; to bear, sustain; to... |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂wer- | to lift up; to moisten; to flow; to raise, hang |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | wēr- | true |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | wer- | to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel |