Where does “darty” come from?
darty (English) comes from English dart, from Middle English dart, from Old French dart, from Medieval Latin dardus, from Frankish darōþu, from Proto-Germanic darōþuz, from Proto-Germanic -ōþuz, from Proto-Germanic -þuz — Derives action nouns from verb roots.
darty (English): A party held in the daytime
Definitions
- A party held in the daytime
Ancestry of “darty”, step by step
darty traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.
via English dart
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | dart | A pointed missile weapon, intended to be thrown... |
| 2 | Middle English | dart | A hand-thrown spear or missile; a javelin;... |
| 3 | Old French | dart | spear, javelin |
| 4 | Medieval Latin | dardus | spear |
| 5 | Frankish | darōþu | throwing spear, arrow; dart, spear; light spear,... |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | darōþuz | a light spear; javelin; dart |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | -ōþuz | Forms nouns from weak class 2 verbs, possibly... |
| 8 | Proto-Germanic | -þuz | Forms result nouns from verb roots, usually from... |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | -tus | Derives action nouns from verb roots |
via English Party
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | Party | A person or group of people constituting one side in a legal proceeding, such as in a legal action or a contract |
| 2 | Middle English | party | — |
| 3 | Anglo-Norman French | partie | — |
| 4 | Old French | partie | part; section |
| 5 | Old French | partir | to leave; to divide up |
| 6 | Latin | partiō | to share, part, apportion; divide, distribute |
| 7 | Latin | pars | part, side, piece, share; some; faction |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | per- | before, in front; first; to go through |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | pr̥tós | passed , crossed |