English
ansate
Ansate comes from Latin ansātus ‘handled’, and goes back to Proto-Indo-European *h₂emseh₂.
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*h₂emseh₂‘handle’reconstructed
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEansa‘handle’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEansātus‘handled’
- Englishearliest quotation 1973ansate
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*h₂emseh₂‘handle’reconstructed
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEansa‘handle’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEansātus‘handled’
- Englishearliest quotation 1973ansate
Earliest quotation: 1973, Society of Antiquaries of Newcastle-upon, Archaeologia Aeliana: Or: “The decoration of this feature is singular for it…”
Every English word from Proto-Indo-European *h₂emseh₂
Today it means
adj That has a handle or a part that resembles a handle.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Proto-Indo-European *h₂emseh₂ / ansate