Where does “frisky” come from?

Frisky comes from Middle English -y, Middle French -ie, Latin -ia, Latin -ivus, and Proto-Indo-European -kos, ultimately deriving from a root expressing liveliness or vigor in motion.

frisky (English): abounding in energy or playfulness; sexually...

Definitions

  1. abounding in energy or playfulness; sexually...

Ancestry of “frisky”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1English-yAdded to nouns and adjectives to form adjectives...
2Middle English-yDesignates an adjective, in many cases formed by...
3Old English-iġ-y, -ic
4Proto-West Germanic-gForms adjectives from nouns and verbs with a...
5Proto-Germanic-gaz-y
6Proto-Indo-European-ḱos-y, -ic

Words derived from “frisky

Every word from Proto-Indo-European -ḱosEvery word from English -yEvery word from Old English -iġ