English
lugdor
Lugdor may come from English dor ‘dung beetle’.
- English1500–presentdor‘dung beetle’uncertain
- Englishearliest quotation 1860lugdor
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- English1500–presentdor‘dung beetle’uncertain
- Englishearliest quotation 1860lugdor
Earliest quotation: 1860, Ernest Adams, On the names of the wood-louse: “Comparing the terms lok-dore and loc-chester, it is evident…”
The story
Apparently derived from lock and door (compare lockchester) or perhaps dor (‘dung beetle’). Attested from the 15th century.
Every English word from English dor
Today it means
noun the woodlouse
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / English dor / lugdor