Where does “dragomanish” come from?
dragomanish (English) comes from English dragoman, from Middle English dragman, from Old French drugeman, from Medieval Latin dragumannus, from Byzantine Greek δραγομάνος, from Arabic تُرْجُمَان, from Classical Syriac ܬܪܓܡܢܐ, from Akkadian targumannum — interpreter, dragoman.
dragomanish (English): Resembling or relating to a dragoman
Definitions
- Resembling or relating to a dragoman
Ancestry of “dragomanish”, step by step
dragomanish traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English dragoman
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | dragoman | An interpreter, especially for the Arabic and... |
| 2 | Middle English | dragman | — |
| 3 | Old French | drugeman | — |
| 4 | Medieval Latin | dragumannus | — |
| 5 | Byzantine Greek | δραγομάνος | — |
| 6 | Arabic | تُرْجُمَان | translator, interpreter |
| 7 | Classical Syriac | ܬܪܓܡܢܐ | translator |
| 8 | Akkadian | targumannum | interpreter, dragoman |
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 |