Where does “inkhornish” come from?
inkhornish (English) comes from English inkhorn, from Middle English ynkhorn, from Middle English ynke, from Old French enque, from Latin encaustum, from Latin encaustus, from Ancient Greek ἔγκαυστος, from Ancient Greek ἐν- — Creates collective nouns, which refer to groups...
inkhornish (English): Employing, or characteristic of, inkhorn terms;...
Definitions
- Employing, or characteristic of, inkhorn terms;...
Ancestry of “inkhornish”, step by step
inkhornish traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English inkhorn
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | inkhorn | A small portable container, often made of horn,... |
| 2 | Middle English | ynkhorn | A small portable container, often made of horn,... |
| 3 | Middle English | ynke | ink |
| 4 | Old French | enque | ink |
| 5 | Latin | encaustum | the purple-red ink used by the later Roman... |
| 6 | Latin | encaustus | burned in, encaustic; the encaustic mode of... |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | ἔγκαυστος | burned in |
| 8 | Ancient Greek | ἐν- | in, within; on |
| 9 | Ancient Greek | ἐν | in, on, at; among; in, at, or during the time of |
| 10 | Ancient Greek | δέρμα | skin, hide |
| 11 | Ancient Greek | γλυφή | carving, carved work; hole cut |
| 12 | Ancient Greek | -ῐ́ᾱ | {{l|en|-ia}}; "suffix forming abstract feminine... |
| 13 | Proto-Indo-European | -íh₂ | — |
| 14 | Proto-Indo-European | -h₂ | Creates collective nouns, which refer to groups... |
via English ish
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | ish | Pronunciation spelling of is; somewhat,... |
| 2 | English | -ish | Typical of, similar to, being like; Somewhat,... |
| 3 | Middle English | -ish | Alternative form of -yssh |
| 4 | Old English | -isċ | -ish |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | -isk | Creates adjectives from nouns |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | -iskaz | Forms adjectives from nouns with the sense of... |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | -iskos | Characteristic of, typical of, pertaining to |