Where does “annish” come from?
annish (English) comes from English anniversary, from Middle English anniversary, from Medieval Latin anniversaria, from Latin anniversārius, from Latin versus, from Latin vertō, from Proto-Italic wertō, from Proto-Indo-European wert- — to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel.
annish (English): Issue of a periodical that marks the anniversary...
Definitions
- Issue of a periodical that marks the anniversary...
Ancestry of “annish”, step by step
annish traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English anniversary
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | anniversary | A day that is an exact number of years since a... |
| 2 | Middle English | anniversary | — |
| 3 | Medieval Latin | anniversaria | nominative feminine singular of anniversārius;... |
| 4 | Latin | anniversārius | annual, yearly |
| 5 | Latin | versus | turned, changed, having been turned; towards,... |
| 6 | Latin | vertō | to turn, turn oneself, direct one's way, to turn about, turn around, revolve |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | wertō | to turn |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | wert- | to turn, to rotate |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | wer- | to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel |
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 |