Where does “chubbily” come from?
chubbily (English) comes from English chubby, from English chub, from Middle English cubbe, from Ottoman Turkish جبه, from Proto-Mongolic jebseg, from Proto-Mongolic jebe, from Arabic شَبّ — alum.
chubbily (English): In a chubby manner
Definitions
- In a chubby manner
Ancestry of “chubbily”, step by step
chubbily traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English chubby
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | chubby | Of a person: slightly overweight, somewhat fat,... |
| 2 | English | chub | One of various species of freshwater fish of the... |
| 3 | Middle English | cubbe | — |
| 4 | Ottoman Turkish | جبه | iron armour, cuirass, coat of mail |
| 5 | Proto-Mongolic | jebseg | weapon |
| 6 | Proto-Mongolic | jebe | arrowhead; weapon, arrowhead, rust |
| 7 | Arabic | شَبّ | alum |