Where does “eagerish” come from?

eagerish (English) comes from English eager, from Middle English egre, from Old French aigre, from Vulgar Latin acrus, from Latin ācer, from Latin saccharum, from Ancient Greek σάκχαρ, from Sanskrit शर्करा — gravel, boulder; boulder; gravel.

eagerish (English): Somewhat eager

Definitions

  1. Somewhat eager

Ancestry of “eagerish”, step by step

eagerish traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English eager

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglisheagerSharp; sour; acid; Sharp; keen; bitter; severe;...
2Middle Englishegreacidic, sour-tasting; violent, ruthless; angry,...
3Old Frenchaigresour; acrid
4Vulgar Latinacrussour
5Latinācersharp, sour, bitter, pungent
6Latinsaccharumsugar
7Ancient Greekσάκχαρsugar; sugar cane
8Sanskritशर्कराgravel, grit, pebbles, shingle, gravelly mould or...
9Proto-Indo-AryanśárkaraH
10Proto-Indo-IranianćárkaraH
11Proto-Indo-Europeanḱorkeh₂gravel, boulder; boulder; gravel

via English ish

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishishPronunciation spelling of is; somewhat,...
2English-ishTypical of, similar to, being like; Somewhat,...
3Middle English-ishAlternative form of -yssh
4Old English-isċ-ish
5Proto-West Germanic-iskCreates adjectives from nouns
6Proto-Germanic-iskazForms adjectives from nouns with the sense of...
7Proto-Indo-European-iskosCharacteristic of, typical of, pertaining to
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱorkeh₂Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian ćárkaraHEvery word from Proto-Indo-Aryan śárkaraH