Where does “groovy” come from?
Groovy derives from English groove plus the suffix -y, from Middle French -ie, from Latin -ia, ultimately tracing to Proto-Indo-European -kos.
groovy (English): Of, pertaining to, or having grooves; Set in...
Definitions
- Of, pertaining to, or having grooves; Set in...
Ancestry of “groovy”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | groove | A long, narrow channel or depression; e.g., such... |
| 2 | Middle English | grov | — |
| 3 | Middle Dutch | groeve | — |
| 4 | Old Dutch | gruova | hole, ditch, pit |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | *grōbu | — |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | grōbō | hole, ditch, pit |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | grabaną | to dig; to engrave, scratch |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | gʰrābʰ- | to dig, scratch, scrape |