Where does “devisyek” come from?

devisyek (Cornish) comes from Cornish devisya, from Cornish devis, from English device, from Middle English devis.

devisyek (Cornish): resourceful

Definitions

  1. resourceful

Ancestry of “devisyek”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Cornishdevisyato devise, invent, plan, scheme
2Cornishdevisdevice
3EnglishdeviceAny piece of equipment made for a particular...
4Middle Englishdevis—
Every word from Middle English devis →