Where does “bigotish” come from?
bigotish (English) comes from English ish, from English -ish, from Middle English -ish, from Old English -isċ, from Proto-West Germanic -isk, from Proto-Germanic -iskaz, from Proto-Indo-European -iskos — Characteristic of, typical of, pertaining to.
bigotish (English): Characteristic or typical of a bigot
Definitions
- Characteristic or typical of a bigot
Ancestry of “bigotish”, step by step
bigotish traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
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 |
via English Bigot
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | Bigot | One who is narrow-mindedly devoted to their own ideas and groups, and intolerant of (people of) differing ideas, races, genders, religions, politics, etc |
| 2 | French | bigot | bigot, holier-than-thou; over-pious,... |
| 3 | Middle French | bigot | — |
| 4 | Old French | bigot | — |
| 5 | Old English | bī god | by God |