Where does “codgy” come from?
codgy (English) comes from English codger, from English cadger, from English -er, from Middle English -er, from Old French -er, from Latin -ārius, from Proto-Italic *-āzios — Forms relational adjectives to nouns (and rarely numerals).
codgy (English): Old in age or mentality; hoary; stodgy
Definitions
- Old in age or mentality; hoary; stodgy
Ancestry of “codgy”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | codger | An amusingly eccentric or grumpy and usually elderly man |
| 2 | English | cadger | A hawker or peddler; A beggar |
| 3 | English | -er | A person or thing that does an action indicated... |
| 4 | Middle English | -er | agentive suffix; agent noun suffix |
| 5 | Old French | -er | Alternative form of -ier, verbal suffix;... |
| 6 | Latin | -ārius | er |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | *-āzios | Forms relational adjectives to nouns (and rarely numerals) |