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Where does “brushy” come from?

Brushy derives from Middle English -y, from Middle French -ie, from Latin -ia, from Latin -ivus, from Latin -ia, from Proto-Indo-European -kos.

brushy (English): Having a similar texture to a fox’s tail;...

Definitions

  1. Having a similar texture to a fox’s tail;...

Ancestry of “brushy”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishBrush—
2Middle Englishbrusshe—
3Old Frenchbroisse—
4Vulgar Latinbrustia—
5Icelandicburstibrush
6Proto-Germanicburstizbristle
7Proto-Germanicbʰurstís—
8Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰr̥s-tí-s—
9Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰers-top, tip, point

Words derived from “brushy”

  • brushiness
  • brushily
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