Etymology of the English word slipperwort
the English word
slipperwortderived from the English word
wortderived from the English word
slipperderived from the English word
slipderived from the Proto-Germanic root
*slipananusing the English suffix
-erderived from the Proto-Germanic root
*-arjazusing the Latin suffix
-arius (-ar)
derived from the New Latin word
Calceolariaderived from the Latin word
calceolus (shoe; slipper; small shoe)
derived from the Latin word
calceus (shoe; soft shoe, slipper)
derived from the Latin word
calx (lime; heel; spur; pad; lead vial, bottle, jar; limestone, lime; chalk)
derived from the Greek word
chalix, χάλιξ (pebble, gravel, stone; lime)
derived from the Greek word
khalixDate
The earliest known usage of slipperwort in English dates from the 19th century.
Usage
Word found in Modern English
