Where does “knobbly” come from?
knobbly (English) comes 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, from Proto-Italic -elos — Forms agent nouns from verbal roots.
knobbly (English): Having a covering of small knobs
Definitions
- Having a covering of small knobs
Ancestry of “knobbly”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | knobble | A small knob; To give a knobbly surface to; To... |
| 2 | Middle English | knoble | A small knob, bole, or lump |
| 3 | Middle English | -el | — |
| 4 | Old French | -el | Suffix that usually denotes a masculine noun |
| 5 | Latin | -ellus | Alternative form of -ulus; "forming masculine... |
| 6 | Latin | -ulus | Used to form a diminutive of a noun, indicating... |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | -olos | — |
| 8 | Proto-Italic | -elos | Forms desubstantival and deadjectival diminutive nouns |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | -e-lós | — |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | -lós | Forms agent nouns from verbal roots |