Where does “lavenderish” come from?
lavenderish (English) comes from English lavender, from Middle English lavendre, from Old French lavendre, from Latin lavendula, from Latin lividus, from Latin liveo, from Proto-Italic sliwēō, from Proto-Indo-European sliwo- — blueish.
lavenderish (English): Resembling lavender
Definitions
- Resembling lavender
Ancestry of “lavenderish”, step by step
lavenderish traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English lavender
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | lavender | Any of a group of European plants, genus,... |
| 2 | Middle English | lavendre | lavender; Alternative form of lavender |
| 3 | Old French | lavendre | lavender |
| 4 | Latin | lavendula | — |
| 5 | Latin | lividus | leaden, bluish, blue; black and blue, livid;... |
| 6 | Latin | liveo | I am of a bluish color; I am livid; I am envious,... |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | sliwēō | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | sliwo- | — |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)leh₃y- | blueish |
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 |