Where does “dowagerish” come from?
dowagerish (English) comes from English dowager, from Middle French douagere, from Middle French douage, from Middle French douer, from Latin doto, from Latin dōs, from Proto-Italic dōtis, from Proto-Indo-European déh₃tis — Derives abstract/action nouns from verb roots.
dowagerish (English): Resembling or characteristic of a dowager
Definitions
- Resembling or characteristic of a dowager
Ancestry of “dowagerish”, step by step
dowagerish traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English dowager
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | dowager | a widow holding property or title derived from... |
| 2 | Middle French | douagere | — |
| 3 | Middle French | douage | dower |
| 4 | Middle French | douer | to endow |
| 5 | Latin | doto | I endow |
| 6 | Latin | dōs | dowry |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | dōtis | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | déh₃tis | giving |
| 9 | 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 |