Where does “chivvy” come from?
chivvy (English) comes from English chivy, from English chevy, from English Chevrolet, from French Chevrolet, from Old French chevrol, from Latin capreolus, from Latin caprea, from Latin -ea — Creates adjectives from verb stems.
chivvy (English): To coerce or hurry along, as by persistent...
Definitions
- To coerce or hurry along, as by persistent...
Ancestry of “chivvy”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | chivy | Alternative form of chevy |
| 2 | English | chevy | A hunt or pursuit; a chase; A cry used in... |
| 3 | English | Chevrolet | A brand of automobile, originally independent and long since a part of GM |
| 4 | French | Chevrolet | Chevrolet |
| 5 | Old French | chevrol | roebuck |
| 6 | Latin | capreolus | roe deer, roebuck |
| 7 | Latin | caprea | a roe deer; a wild female goat; vocative singular... |
| 8 | Latin | -ea | nominative feminine singular of -eus; nominative... |
| 9 | Latin | -eus | argentum + API → argenteus; ferrum + API →... |
| 10 | Ancient Greek | -εῖος | Forms adjectives, usually with a meaning of "of"... |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | -iHwós | — |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | -wós | Creates adjectives from verb stems |