Etymology of the English word sunstone
the English word
sunstonederived from the English word
sunderived from the Proto-Germanic root
*sunnon (sun)
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*swen (sun)
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*sāwel- (to shine)
derived from the English word
stonederived from the Proto-Germanic root
*stainazderived from the French word
sunstonederived from the Old French word
aventurederived from the Latin word
adventuraderived from the Latin word
advenire (come to, arrive; arrive at)
derived from the Latin word
venire (to come; go for sale, be sold , be disposed of for)
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*gʷā-using the Latin prefix
ad- (to, in addition)
derived from the Latin word
ad (to; near; to; to; to; near)
Date
The earliest known usage of sunstone in English dates from the 17th century.
Usage
Word found in Modern English
