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Where does “dishy” come from?

dishy (English) comes from English dish, from Middle English dissh, from Old English disċ, from Proto-West Germanic disk, from Latin discus, from Proto-Italic diskō, from Proto-Italic dikskō, from Proto-Indo-European di-dḱ-ské-ti — take; perceive.

dishy (English): Attractive; good-looking; sexy; Tending to relay...

Definitions

  1. Attractive; good-looking; sexy; Tending to relay...

Ancestry of “dishy”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishdishA vessel such as a plate for holding or serving...
2Middle Englishdissh—
3Old Englishdisċplate; bowl; dish
4Proto-West Germanicdiskdish
5Latindiscusa discus, quoit; a dish shaped like a discus;...
6Proto-Italicdiskōlearn
7Proto-Italicdikskō—
8Proto-Indo-Europeandi-dḱ-ské-ti—
9Proto-Indo-Europeandeḱ-take; perceive

Words derived from “dishy”

  • dishiness
  • dishily
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