Where does “Oxbridgey” come from?
Oxbridgey (English) comes from English Oxbridge, from English Oxford, from Middle English Oxenford, from Old English Oxnaford, from Old English ford, from Proto-West Germanic furdu, from Proto-Germanic furduz, from Proto-Indo-European pértus — passed , crossed.
Oxbridgey (English): Resembling or characteristic of Oxbridge
Definitions
- Resembling or characteristic of Oxbridge
Ancestry of “Oxbridgey”, step by step
Oxbridgey traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English Oxbridge
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | Oxbridge | The University of Oxford and the University of Cambridge collectively |
| 2 | English | Oxford | A variety of shoe, typically made of heavy... |
| 3 | Middle English | Oxenford | — |
| 4 | Old English | Oxnaford | Oxford |
| 5 | Old English | ford | ford |
| 6 | Proto-West Germanic | furdu | ford |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | furduz | ford |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | pértus | crossing |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | per- | before, in front; first; to go through |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | pr̥tós | passed , crossed |
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 | — |