Etymology of the English word whippletree
the English word
whippletreederived from the English word
apparentlyderived from the English word
nectarderived from the New Latin word
nectar (nectar, the drink of the gods; anything sweet)
derived from the Greek word
nektar, νέκταρ
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*nek-derived from the English word
whipderived from the Middle Dutch word
wippenderived from the Proto-Germanic root
*wipp-derived from the Old French word
arestederived from the Late Latin word
arista (awn, beard of an ear of grain; ear of grain)
derived from the Greek word
aristaderived from the French word
aureuxderived from the Late Latin word
aurosus (containing gold, gold-bearing; of the color of gold)
derived from the English word
trailderived from the Old French word
traillerderived from the French word
ranchederived from the Frankish root
*hrumkaderived from the English word
rolyderived from the English word
rollderived from the Old French word
rolerderived from the Latin root
*rotularederived from the Late Latin word
rotulusderived from the Latin word
rota (wheel)
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*ret-derived from the Latin word
rotuladerived from the Latin word
rota (wheel)
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*ret-derived from the Old French word
rollederived from the Latin word
rotuladerived from the Latin word
rota (wheel)
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*ret-derived from the French word
rollierderived from the Late Latin word
rotulusderived from the Latin word
rota (wheel)
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*ret-derived from the French word
toupetderived from the Old French word
toupederived from the Frankish root
*topDate
The earliest known usage of whippletree in English dates from the 18th century.
Derivations in English
whiffletreeUsage
Word found in Modern English
