Where does “Tiggerish” come from?
Tiggerish (English) comes from English Tigger, from English Tiger, from Middle English tygre, from Old French tigre, from Latin tīgris, from Ancient Greek Τίγρις, from Old Persian 𐎫𐎡𐎥𐎼𐎠, from Akkadian 𒀀𒇉𒈦𒄘𒃼 — as fast as an arrow.
Tiggerish (English): cheerful and exuberant; bouncy
Definitions
- cheerful and exuberant; bouncy
Ancestry of “Tiggerish”, step by step
Tiggerish traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English Tigger
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | Tigger | An overly enthusiastic or energetic person, often... |
| 2 | English | Tiger | someone connected with Hull City Football Club,... |
| 3 | Middle English | tygre | tiger; A dangerous or ferocious individual |
| 4 | Old French | tigre | tiger; tigress |
| 5 | Latin | tīgris | tiger |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | Τίγρις | tiger |
| 7 | Old Persian | 𐎫𐎡𐎥𐎼𐎠 | Tigris |
| 8 | Akkadian | 𒀀𒇉𒈦𒄘𒃼 | — |
| 9 | Sumerian | 𒀀𒇉𒈦𒄘𒃼 | as fast as an arrow |
via English ish
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | ish | Pronunciation spelling of is; somewhat,... |
| 2 | English | -ish | Typical of, similar to, being like; Somewhat,... |
| 3 | Middle English | -ish | Alternative form of -yssh |
| 4 | Old English | -isċ | -ish |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | -isk | Creates adjectives from nouns |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | -iskaz | Forms adjectives from nouns with the sense of... |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | -iskos | Characteristic of, typical of, pertaining to |