Where does “faunish” come from?
faunish (English) comes from English faun, from Middle English fawn, from Latin Faunus, from New Latin fauna, from English avifauna, from Latin avis, from Proto-Italic awis, from Proto-Indo-European h₂éwis — bird.
faunish (English): Resembling or characteristic of a faun
Definitions
- Resembling or characteristic of a faun
Ancestry of “faunish”, step by step
faunish traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English faun
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | faun | A woodland creature with pointed ears, legs, and... |
| 2 | Middle English | fawn | fawn, satyr |
| 3 | Latin | Faunus | Faunus horned god of the forest, plains and fields |
| 4 | New Latin | fauna | animals |
| 5 | English | avifauna | The birds, or all the kinds of birds, inhabiting... |
| 6 | Latin | avis | a bird; omen, portent; dative/ablative plural of... |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | awis | bird |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂éwis | bird |
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 |