Where does “mwanaakiolojia” come from?
mwanaakiolojia (Swahili) comes from Swahili akiolojia, from English archæology, from English logy, from Dutch log, from English log, from Middle English logge, from Old French loge, from Latin laubĭa — dirt, mud; to cut, remove, prune, separate; to...
mwanaakiolojia (Swahili): archaeologist
Definitions
- archaeologist
Ancestry of “mwanaakiolojia”, step by step
mwanaakiolojia traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Swahili akiolojia
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Swahili | akiolojia | archaeology |
| 2 | English | archæology | Archaic spelling of archaeology |
| 3 | English | logy | Slow to respond or react; lethargic; A term... |
| 4 | Dutch | log | lumbering, inert, slow in movement; immobile;... |
| 5 | English | log | The trunk of a dead tree, cleared of branches;... |
| 6 | Middle English | logge | large long stick, staff, pole, log |
| 7 | Old French | loge | arbor, covered walk-way; arbour, covered walk-way |
| 8 | Latin | laubĭa | penthouse, gallery, arcade, portico, lodge |
| 9 | Frankish | laubijā | shelter; arbour; shelter, arbour; arbour, shelter |
| 10 | Proto-West Germanic | laub | leaf; foliage |
| 11 | Proto-Germanic | laubą | leaf |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | lewp- | peel, break off; to flake off, peel, damage; to... |
| 13 | Proto-Indo-European | lew- | dirt, mud; to cut, remove, prune, separate; to... |