Where does “gilberti” come from?
gilberti (Translingual) comes from Italian Gilberto, from Italian Gisilbert, from Proto-Germanic Gīslaberhtaz, from Proto-Germanic gīslaz, from Proto-Germanic berhtaz, from Proto-Germanic hrabnaz, from Proto-Indo-European ḱorh₂-, from Proto-Indo-European ḱer- — army.
gilberti (Translingual): Gilbert (attributive); used in taxonomic names for organisms that often have English names of the form "Gilbert's..."
Definitions
- Gilbert (attributive); used in taxonomic names for organisms that often have English names of the form "Gilbert's..."
Ancestry of “gilberti”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Italian | Gilberto | — |
| 2 | Italian | Gisilbert | — |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | Gīslaberhtaz | — |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | gīslaz | hostage |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | berhtaz | bright, shining |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | hrabnaz | raven |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱorh₂- | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱer- | to grow, to make grow, to nourish; to plait,... |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | kr̥- | to turn, to bend |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | ker- | army |