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Where does “clinkerwise” come from?

clinkerwise (English) comes from English clinker, from English clincher, from English -er, from Middle English -er, from Old French -er, from Latin -āre, from Proto-Italic -āō, from Proto-Indo-European -eh₂yéti — he, she.

clinkerwise (English): In the clinker or lapstrake fashion

Definitions

  1. In the clinker or lapstrake fashion

Ancestry of “clinkerwise”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishclinkerA very hard brick used for paving customarily...
2EnglishclincherThat which clinches; that which makes something...
3English-erA person or thing that does an action indicated...
4Middle English-eragentive suffix; agent noun suffix
5Old French-erAlternative form of -ier, verbal suffix;...
6Latin-āre—
7Proto-Italic-āōForms primarily denominative verbs
8Proto-Indo-European-eh₂yétiCreates iterative/ frequentative/ intensive...
9Proto-Indo-European-yétiCreates intransitive, often deponent,...
10Proto-Indo-Europeanyé-—
11Chichewaiyehe, she
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