Where does “Aussie” come from?
Aussie derives from English -ie, English -y, Middle English -y, Middle French -ie, Latin -ia, Latin -ivus, and Proto-Indo-European -kos, forming a diminutive suffix chain applied to Australian.
Aussie (English): An Australian; An Australian Shepherd dog;...
Definitions
- An Australian; An Australian Shepherd dog;...
Ancestry of “Aussie”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | -ie | Forming diminutive or affectionate forms of nouns... |
| 2 | English | -y | Added to nouns and adjectives to form adjectives... |
| 3 | Middle English | -y | Designates an adjective, in many cases formed by... |
| 4 | Old English | -iġ | -y, -ic |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | -g | Forms adjectives from nouns and verbs with a... |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | -gaz | -y |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | -ḱos | -y, -ic |