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Where does “juicy” come from?

Juicy comes from English juice plus the suffix -y, tracing back through Middle French -ie and Latin ius, ultimately derived from Proto-Indo-European -kos.

juicy (English): Having lots of juice; Exciting; titillating;...

Definitions

  1. Having lots of juice; Exciting; titillating;...

Ancestry of “juicy”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishjuiceA liquid from a plant, especially fruit; A...
2Middle EnglishjusA natural liquid; juice; A herbal decoction or...
3Old Frenchjusjuice; down
4Latiniūs—
5Latindīcō—
6Latin-tiō—
7Latindissertātiō—
8Latindissertusarranged, disposed; explained
9Latindissereresecond-person singular future passive indicative...
10Latindis-asunder, apart, in two; reversal, removal;...
11Latincalceusshoe
12Latincalxlimestone; chalk; the finish line
13Ancient Greekχάλιξsmall stone, pebble; gravel, rubble

Words derived from “juicy”

  • juiciness
  • juicily
  • unjuicy
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