Where does “demob-happy” come from?
demob-happy (English) comes from English demob, from English demobilize, from English mobilize, from French mobiliser, from French -iser, from Old French -iser, from Latin -izo, from Ancient Greek -ίζειν — he, she.
demob-happy (English): Feeling exhilarated due to one's imminent release from a difficult or time-consuming burden
Definitions
- Feeling exhilarated due to one's imminent release from a difficult or time-consuming burden
Ancestry of “demob-happy”, step by step
demob-happy traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English demob
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | demob | To demobilize; to release someone from military... |
| 2 | English | demobilize | To release someone from military duty, especially... |
| 3 | English | mobilize | To make something mobile; To assemble troops and... |
| 4 | French | mobiliser | to mobilize |
| 5 | French | -iser | -ise/-ize |
| 6 | Old French | -iser | -ize |
| 7 | Latin | -izo | Used to form verbs from nouns and adjectives |
| 8 | Ancient Greek | -ίζειν | present active infinitive of -ίζω; -ize |
| 9 | Ancient Greek | -ίζω | Used to form verbs from nouns, adjectives and... |
| 10 | Proto-Hellenic | -íďďō | — |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | -idyéti | — |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | -yéti | Creates intransitive, often deponent,... |
| 13 | Proto-Indo-European | yé- | — |
| 14 | Chichewa | iye | he, she |
via English happy
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | happy | Having a feeling arising from a consciousness of... |
| 2 | Middle English | happy | fortunate, happy |
| 3 | Middle English | -y | Designates an adjective, in many cases formed by... |
| 4 | Old English | -iġ | -y, -ic |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | -g | Forms adjectives from nouns and verbs with a... |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | -gaz | -y |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | -ḱos | -y, -ic |