Where does “dotish” come from?
dotish (English) comes from English dote, from Middle French doter, from Latin doto, from Latin dōs, from Proto-Italic dōtis, from Proto-Indo-European déh₃tis, from Proto-Indo-European -tis — Derives abstract/action nouns from verb roots.
dotish (English): foolish; weak; imbecile
Definitions
- foolish; weak; imbecile
Ancestry of “dotish”, step by step
dotish traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English dote
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | dote | To be weakly or foolishly fond of somebody; To... |
| 2 | Middle French | doter | — |
| 3 | Latin | doto | I endow |
| 4 | Latin | dōs | dowry |
| 5 | Proto-Italic | dōtis | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | déh₃tis | giving |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | -tis | Derives abstract/action nouns from verb roots |
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 |