Where does “frattiness” come from?
frattiness (English) comes from English fratty, from English frat, from English fraternity, from Old French fraternité, from Latin frāternitās, from Latin frāternus, from French -iser, from Old French -iser — he, she.
frattiness (English): The state or condition of being fratty
Definitions
- The state or condition of being fratty
Ancestry of “frattiness”, step by step
frattiness traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English fratty
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | fratty | Resembling or characteristic of a frat boy in... |
| 2 | English | frat | Shortened form of fraternity, college... |
| 3 | English | fraternity | The quality of being brothers or brotherly;... |
| 4 | Old French | fraternité | brotherhood; fraternity |
| 5 | Latin | frāternitās | brotherhood |
| 6 | Latin | frāternus | brotherly, fraternal |
| 7 | French | -iser | -ise/-ize |
| 8 | Old French | -iser | -ize |
| 9 | Latin | -izo | Used to form verbs from nouns and adjectives |
| 10 | Ancient Greek | -ίζειν | present active infinitive of -ίζω; -ize |
| 11 | Ancient Greek | -ίζω | Used to form verbs from nouns, adjectives and... |
| 12 | Proto-Hellenic | -íďďō | — |
| 13 | Proto-Indo-European | -idyéti | — |
| 14 | Proto-Indo-European | -yéti | Creates intransitive, often deponent,... |
| 15 | Proto-Indo-European | yé- | — |
| 16 | Chichewa | iye | he, she |
via English Ness
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | Ness | An Ulster princess and the mother of Conchobar mac Nessa and Findchoem in the Ulster Cycle of Irish mythology. Daughter of Eochaid Sálbuide. Also the mother of Cormac Cond Longas by incest with Conchobar mac Nessa |
| 2 | Middle English | nesse | — |
| 3 | Old English | næs | not, not at all; not; first/third-person singular... |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | nasją | foothill; headland; cape |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | néh₂s | nose |