English
ansiform
Ansiform comes from Latin ānsifōrmis ‘handle-shaped’, and goes back to Proto-Indo-European *h₂emseh₂.
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*h₂emseh₂‘handle’reconstructed
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEānsa‘handle’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEānsifōrmis‘handle-shaped’
- Englishtodayansiform
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*h₂emseh₂‘handle’reconstructed
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEānsa‘handle’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEānsifōrmis‘handle-shaped’
- Englishtodayansiform
Linked words
through Latin ānsa ‘handle’
Today it means
adj Having the form of a loop
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Proto-Indo-European *h₂emseh₂ / ansiform