Where does “metaforic” come from?
metaforic (Romanian) comes from French métaphorique, from French métaphore, from Latin metaphora, from Ancient Greek μεταφορά, from Ancient Greek μεταφέρω, from Ancient Greek φέρω, from Proto-Hellenic pʰérō, from Proto-Indo-European bʰéreti — shiny, light brown.
metaforic (Romanian): metaphorical
Definitions
- metaphorical
Ancestry of “metaforic”, step by step
metaforic traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via French métaphorique
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | French | métaphorique | metaphorical |
| 2 | French | métaphore | metaphor |
| 3 | Latin | metaphora | a metaphor |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | μεταφορά | transference; metaphor, trope |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | μεταφέρω | to carry over, transfer; to change, alter; to... |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | φέρω | I bring, bear, carry |
| 7 | Proto-Hellenic | pʰérō | to bear |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰéreti | to be carrying |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰēr- | shiny, light brown |
via German metaphorisch
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | metaphorisch | metaphorical |