Where does “leanish” come from?
leanish (English) comes from English lean, from English gasoline, from English -ine, from French -ine, from French -é, from Middle French -é, from Old French -é, from Latin -a.
leanish (English): Somewhat lean
Definitions
- Somewhat lean
Ancestry of “leanish”, step by step
leanish traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English lean
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | lean | To incline, deviate, or bend, from a vertical... |
| 2 | English | gasoline | A flammable liquid consisting of a mixture of... |
| 3 | English | -ine | Of or pertaining to; Used to form demonyms;... |
| 4 | French | -ine | feminine singular of -in; female equivalent of... |
| 5 | French | -é | past participle root verb suffix of regular -er... |
| 6 | Middle French | -é | past participle root verb suffix of regular; -ed, -en, -n |
| 7 | Old French | -é | used to form past participles of regular -er... |
| 8 | Latin | -a | suffixed to the roots of verbs, forms agent... |
| 9 | Proto-Italic | -ā | Forms masculine agent nouns from prefixed or compounded bases |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | -éh₂ | — |
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 |