Where does “cloyeth” come from?
cloyeth (English) comes from English cloy, from Middle English acloyen, from Old French encloyer, from Medieval Latin inclavare, from Latin in-, from Latin in, from Old Latin en, from Proto-Italic en — in.
cloyeth (English): third-person singular simple present indicative...
Definitions
- third-person singular simple present indicative...
Ancestry of “cloyeth”, step by step
cloyeth traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English cloy
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | cloy | To fill up or choke up; to stop up; To clog, to... |
| 2 | Middle English | acloyen | — |
| 3 | Old French | encloyer | — |
| 4 | Medieval Latin | inclavare | — |
| 5 | Latin | in- | un-, non-, not; in, within, inside |
| 6 | Latin | in | in, at, on, upon, from; within, while in; into,... |
| 7 | Old Latin | en | in |
| 8 | Proto-Italic | en | in |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁én | in |
via English eth
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | eth | A letter introduced into Old English to... |