Where does “freaky” come from?
Freaky comes from English freak plus the Middle English suffix -y, derived from Middle French -ie, Latin -ia, Latin -ivus, and ultimately Proto-Indo-European -kos, a diminutive or adjectival suffix.
freaky (English): Resembling a freak; Odd; bizarre; unusual; Scary;...
Definitions
- Resembling a freak; Odd; bizarre; unusual; Scary;...
Ancestry of “freaky”, step by step
freaky traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English Y
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | Y | A figure or mark in the shape of the letter Y; A... |
| 2 | English | yuri | A narrative or visual work featuring a romance or... |
| 3 | Japanese | 百合 | lily |
| 4 | Japanese | 連用形 | an inflectional category: the continuative or... |
| 5 | Japanese | 見る | to see, to watch, to observe, to look at... |
| 6 | Japanese | 夢 | a dream; a vision; leaving reality to the state... |
| 7 | Old Japanese | 夢 | a dream |
| 8 | Japanese | 目 | an order in biology: smaller than a class, bigger... |
| 9 | Middle Chinese | 目 | — |
via English freak
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | freak | A sudden change of mind; Someone or something... |
| 2 | Middle English | freke | a bold man, warrior, man, creature |
| 3 | Old English | freca | a bold man, warrior, hero |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | frekô | an active or eager man; a bold warrior; wolf |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | frekaz | greedy |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | pereg- | — |