Where does “dovelar” come from?
dovelar (Spanish) comes from Spanish dovela, from French douelle, from French douve, from Old French dove, from Latin doga, from Ancient Greek δοχή, from Ancient Greek -ή, from Ancient Greek -ᾱ.
dovelar (Spanish): to keystone
Definitions
- to keystone
Ancestry of “dovelar”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Spanish | dovela | voussoir |
| 2 | French | douelle | ditch |
| 3 | French | douve | moat; stave; fluke |
| 4 | Old French | dove | — |
| 5 | Latin | doga | vat; vessel |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | δοχή | receptacle |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | -ή | suffix of feminine nouns in the [[Appendix:Ancient Greek first declension |
| 8 | Ancient Greek | -ᾱ | nominal suffix |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | -éh₂ | — |