Where does “dry run” come from?
dry run (English) comes from English run, from English -er, from Middle English -er, from Old French -er, from Latin -āre, from Proto-Italic -āō, from Proto-Indo-European -eh₂yéti, from Proto-Indo-European -yéti — he, she.
dry run (English): A practice; a rehearsal
Definitions
- A practice; a rehearsal
Ancestry of “dry run”, step by step
dry run traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English run
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | run | To move swiftly; To flow; To sail before the... |
| 2 | English | -er | A person or thing that does an action indicated... |
| 3 | Middle English | -er | agentive suffix; agent noun suffix |
| 4 | Old French | -er | Alternative form of -ier, verbal suffix;... |
| 5 | Latin | -āre | first conjugation |
| 6 | Proto-Italic | -āō | Forms primarily denominative verbs |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | -eh₂yéti | Creates iterative/ frequentative/ intensive... |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | -yéti | Creates intransitive, often deponent,... |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | yé- | — |
| 10 | Chichewa | iye | he, she |
via English dry
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | dry | Free from or lacking moisture; Unable to produce... |
| 2 | Middle English | drye | Dry; lacking wetness, humidity, or water; Not... |
| 3 | Old English | drȳġe | dry; dry; parched, withered |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | *drūgi | dry |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | drūgiz | hard, solid; dry |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | dʰerǵʰ- | to strengthen; to strengthen; become hard; to... |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | dʰer- | to support; to hold |