Where does “chick flickish” come from?

chick flickish (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.

chick flickish (English): Characteristically like or resembling a chick...

Definitions

  1. Characteristically like or resembling a chick...

Ancestry of “chick flickish”, step by step

chick flickish traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English ish

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishishPronunciation spelling of is; somewhat,...
2English-ishTypical of, similar to, being like; Somewhat,...
3Middle English-ishAlternative form of -yssh
4Old English-isċ-ish
5Proto-West Germanic-iskCreates adjectives from nouns
6Proto-Germanic-iskazForms adjectives from nouns with the sense of...
7Proto-Indo-European-iskosCharacteristic of, typical of, pertaining to

via English chick flick

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Englishchick flickA film, usually about romances, which is popular...
2EnglishchickA young bird; A young chicken; A young child
3Middle Englishchicke
4Middle Englishchikenchicken", also "chick
5Old Englishċicenchicken
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -iskosEvery word from English -ishEvery word from Proto-Germanic -iskaz