Where does “bambooish” come from?
bambooish (English) comes from English bamboo, from Dutch bamboe, from Portuguese bambu, from Malay bambu, from Tamil வேம்பு, from Kannada ಬಂಬು, from Proto-Dravidian *wēmpu — neem tree.
bambooish (English): Resembling or characteristic of bamboo
Definitions
- Resembling or characteristic of bamboo
Ancestry of “bambooish”, step by step
bambooish traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English bamboo
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | bamboo | A fast-growing grass of the Poaceae family,... |
| 2 | Dutch | bamboe | bamboo |
| 3 | Portuguese | bambu | bamboo |
| 4 | Malay | bambu | bamboo |
| 5 | Tamil | வேம்பு | bitterness (of taste) |
| 6 | Kannada | ಬಂಬು | bamboo |
| 7 | Proto-Dravidian | *wēmpu | neem tree |
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 |