Where does “cabbie” come from?
Cabbie is formed in English from cab with the suffix -y, which derives from Middle English -y, from Middle French -ie, from Latin -ia, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European -kos.
cabbie (English): A cabdriver, someone who drives a taxi
Definitions
- A cabdriver, someone who drives a taxi
Ancestry of “cabbie”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | cab | A taxi; a taxicab; Compartment at the front of a... |
| 2 | English | cabriolet | An automobile with a retractable top; A light... |
| 3 | French | cabriolet | a cabriolet carriage; a convertible car; a... |
| 4 | Italian | cabriola | — |
| 5 | Latin | capreolus | roe deer, roebuck |
| 6 | Latin | caprea | a roe deer; a wild female goat; vocative singular... |
| 7 | Latin | -ea | nominative feminine singular of -eus; nominative... |
| 8 | Latin | -eus | argentum + API → argenteus; ferrum + API →... |
| 9 | Ancient Greek | -εῖος | Forms adjectives, usually with a meaning of "of"... |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | -iHwós | — |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | -wós | Creates adjectives from verb stems |