Where does “knobblies” come from?
knobblies (English) comes from English knobbly, from English knobble, from Middle English knoble, from Middle English -el, from Old French -el, from Latin -ellus, from Latin -ulus, from Proto-Italic -olos — Forms agent nouns from verbal roots.
knobblies (English): motorcycle tyres with knobbed treads, for...
Definitions
- motorcycle tyres with knobbed treads, for...
Ancestry of “knobblies”, step by step
knobblies traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English knobbly
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | knobbly | Having a covering of small knobs |
| 2 | English | knobble | A small knob; To give a knobbly surface to; To... |
| 3 | Middle English | knoble | A small knob, bole, or lump |
| 4 | Middle English | -el | — |
| 5 | Old French | -el | Suffix that usually denotes a masculine noun |
| 6 | Latin | -ellus | Alternative form of -ulus; "forming masculine... |
| 7 | Latin | -ulus | Used to form a diminutive of a noun, indicating... |
| 8 | Proto-Italic | -olos | — |
| 9 | Proto-Italic | -elos | Forms desubstantival and deadjectival diminutive nouns |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | -e-lós | — |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | -lós | Forms agent nouns from verbal roots |
via English S
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | S | The ordinal number nineteenth, derived from this... |