Where does “friendiversary” come from?
friendiversary (English) comes from English anniversary, from Middle English anniversary, from Medieval Latin anniversaria, from Latin anniversārius, from Latin versus, from Latin vertō, from Proto-Italic wertō, from Proto-Indo-European wert- — to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel.
friendiversary (English): The recurrence of the date that two or more people first became friends
Definitions
- The recurrence of the date that two or more people first became friends
Ancestry of “friendiversary”, step by step
friendiversary traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English anniversary
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | anniversary | A day that is an exact number of years since a... |
| 2 | Middle English | anniversary | — |
| 3 | Medieval Latin | anniversaria | nominative feminine singular of anniversārius;... |
| 4 | Latin | anniversārius | annual, yearly |
| 5 | Latin | versus | turned, changed, having been turned; towards,... |
| 6 | Latin | vertō | to turn, turn oneself, direct one's way, to turn about, turn around, revolve |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | wertō | to turn |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | wert- | to turn, to rotate |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | wer- | to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel |
via English Friend
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | Friend | A Quaker; a member of the Society of Friends;... |
| 2 | Middle English | frend | A friend or compatriot; a close associate; A... |
| 3 | Old English | frēond | friend, friendly; friend, relative, lover |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | frijōndz | friend, loved one |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | prēy- | to like, love; like, love |