Where does “Clemmy” come from?
Clemmy (English) comes from English Clementine, from French Clémentine, from French -ine, from French -é, from Middle French -é, from Old French -é, from Latin -a, from Proto-Italic -ā.
Clemmy (English): A diminutive of the female given name Clementine
Definitions
- A diminutive of the female given name Clementine
Ancestry of “Clemmy”, step by step
Clemmy traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.
via English Clementine
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | Clementine | Of or relating to Clement, especially to Pope... |
| 2 | French | Clémentine | clementine (fruit) |
| 3 | French | -ine | feminine singular of -in; female equivalent of... |
| 4 | French | -é | past participle root verb suffix of regular -er... |
| 5 | Middle French | -é | past participle root verb suffix of regular; -ed, -en, -n |
| 6 | Old French | -é | used to form past participles of regular -er... |
| 7 | Latin | -a | suffixed to the roots of verbs, forms agent... |
| 8 | Proto-Italic | -ā | Forms masculine agent nouns from prefixed or compounded bases |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | -éh₂ | — |
via English Y
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | Y | A figure or mark in the shape of the letter Y; A... |
| 2 | English | yuri | A narrative or visual work featuring a romance or... |
| 3 | Japanese | 百合 | lily |
| 4 | Japanese | 連用形 | an inflectional category: the continuative or... |
| 5 | Japanese | 見る | to see, to watch, to observe, to look at... |
| 6 | Japanese | 夢 | a dream; a vision; leaving reality to the state... |
| 7 | Old Japanese | 夢 | a dream |
| 8 | Japanese | 目 | an order in biology: smaller than a class, bigger... |
| 9 | Middle Chinese | 目 | — |
via English clem
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | clem | To be hungry; starve; To stick, adhere; A... |
| 2 | Old English | clām | clay, mud; paste, mortar, mud, clay, poultice |
| 3 | Proto-West Germanic | *klaim | clay, mortar |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | klaimaz | clay, mortar |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | gleh₁y- | to smear, putty; to stick, glue |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | gleh₁- | ball, lump |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | gewl- | vessel; ball; vessel, bowl, ball; ball, bowl,... |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | gēw- | to bend, arch |