Where does “isipili” come from?
isipili (Xhosa) comes from Afrikaans spieël, from Dutch spiegel, from Middle Dutch spiegel, from Medieval Latin speglum, from Latin speculum, from Proto-Italic -klom, from Proto-Indo-European -tlom, from Proto-Indo-European -trom — Derives agent nouns from verbs, denoting someone...
isipili (Xhosa): mirror
Definitions
- mirror
Ancestry of “isipili”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Afrikaans | spieël | mirror |
| 2 | Dutch | spiegel | mirror; stern of a ship; level |
| 3 | Middle Dutch | spiegel | — |
| 4 | Medieval Latin | speglum | — |
| 5 | Latin | speculum | a looking-glass, mirror |
| 6 | Proto-Italic | -klom | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | -tlom | Alternative form of *-trom |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | -trom | Forms nouns denoting a tool or instrument |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | -tḗr | Derives agent nouns from verbs, denoting someone... |