Where does “bickeringly” come from?
bickeringly (English) comes from English bickering, from English bicker, from Scots bicker, from Middle English biker, from Old Norse bikarr, from Old Saxon bikeri, from Latin bīcārium, from Ancient Greek βῖκος — to wither; fade; to move, go ahead; to be strong;...
bickeringly (English): With bickering or quarrelling
Definitions
- With bickering or quarrelling
Ancestry of “bickeringly”, step by step
bickeringly traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English bickering
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | bickering | Petty quarreling. Usually considered a childish... |
| 2 | English | bicker | To quarrel in a tiresome, insulting manner; To... |
| 3 | Scots | bicker | — |
| 4 | Middle English | biker | — |
| 5 | Old Norse | bikarr | cup; large cup, beaker |
| 6 | Old Saxon | bikeri | cup |
| 7 | Latin | bīcārium | drinking glass |
| 8 | Ancient Greek | βῖκος | vase with handles, amphora; land measure of... |
| 9 | Latin | vīcus | row of houses; street; quarter; neighbourhood |
| 10 | Proto-Italic | weikos | village |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | weyḱ- | to enter in; to settle; settlement |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | wey- | to wither; fade; to move, go ahead; to be strong;... |