Where does “delayful” come from?
delayful (English) comes from English delay, from Middle English delaien, from Old French delaiier, from Old French delaissier, from Old French des, from Old French de, from Latin datum, from Latin datus — to give.
delayful (English): Intended to cause delay
Definitions
- Intended to cause delay
Ancestry of “delayful”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | delay | A period of time before an event occurs; the act... |
| 2 | Middle English | delaien | — |
| 3 | Old French | delaiier | — |
| 4 | Old French | delaissier | to leave; to abandon |
| 5 | Old French | des | — |
| 6 | Old French | de | of; from |
| 7 | Latin | datum | gift, present; accusative supine of dō;... |
| 8 | Latin | datus | given; offered; yielded |
| 9 | Latin | dāre | — |
| 10 | Proto-Italic | didō | give |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | dédeh₃ti | to be giving |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | deh₃- | to give |