Where does “donnish” come from?
donnish (English) comes from English Don, from Russian Дон, from Spanish Don, from Latin dom, from Latin domnus, from Latin Dominus, from Latin domus, from Proto-Italic domos — to build; to arrange, to put together.
donnish (English): Characteristic of a don; Bookish, theoretical...
Definitions
- Characteristic of a don; Bookish, theoretical...
Ancestry of “donnish”, step by step
donnish traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English Don
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | Don | river in Scotland |
| 2 | Russian | Дон | don |
| 3 | Spanish | Don | title of respect for a man |
| 4 | Latin | dom | — |
| 5 | Latin | domnus | lord; master |
| 6 | Latin | Dominus | the Lord; Lord; The Lord |
| 7 | Latin | domus | house, home; any building or abode; native place,... |
| 8 | Proto-Italic | domos | house, home |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | dṓm | home; house |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | dem- | to build; to arrange, to put together |
via English ish
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | ish | Pronunciation spelling of is; somewhat,... |
| 2 | English | -ish | Typical of, similar to, being like; Somewhat,... |
| 3 | Middle English | -ish | Alternative form of -yssh |
| 4 | Old English | -isċ | -ish |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | -isk | Creates adjectives from nouns |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | -iskaz | Forms adjectives from nouns with the sense of... |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | -iskos | Characteristic of, typical of, pertaining to |