Where does “frattish” come from?
frattish (English) comes from English frat, from English fraternity, from Old French fraternité, from Latin frāternitās, from Latin frāternus, from French -iser, from Old French -iser, from Latin -izo — he, she.
frattish (English): Synonym of fratty
Definitions
- Synonym of fratty
Ancestry of “frattish”, step by step
frattish traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English frat
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | frat | Shortened form of fraternity, college... |
| 2 | English | fraternity | The quality of being brothers or brotherly;... |
| 3 | Old French | fraternité | brotherhood; fraternity |
| 4 | Latin | frāternitās | brotherhood |
| 5 | Latin | frāternus | brotherly, fraternal |
| 6 | French | -iser | -ise/-ize |
| 7 | Old French | -iser | -ize |
| 8 | Latin | -izo | Used to form verbs from nouns and adjectives |
| 9 | Ancient Greek | -ίζειν | present active infinitive of -ίζω; -ize |
| 10 | Ancient Greek | -ίζω | Used to form verbs from nouns, adjectives and... |
| 11 | Proto-Hellenic | -íďďō | — |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | -idyéti | — |
| 13 | Proto-Indo-European | -yéti | Creates intransitive, often deponent,... |
| 14 | Proto-Indo-European | yé- | — |
| 15 | Chichewa | iye | he, she |
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 |