Where does “icy” come from?
Icy comes from Middle English -y, from Middle French -ie, from Latin -ia, from Latin -ivus, from Proto-Indo-European h₁ésmi and Proto-Indo-European -kos.
icy (English): Pertaining to, resembling, or abounding in ice;...
Definitions
- Pertaining to, resembling, or abounding in ice;...
Ancestry of “icy”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | ice | Water in frozen form; Any frozen volatile... |
| 2 | Middle English | is | ice; That which is short-lived like ice; icy... |
| 3 | Old English | īs | ice |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | īs | ice |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | īsą | ice |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁eyH- | ice, frost |