Where does “leathery” come from?
Leathery comes from Middle English -y, Middle French -ie, Latin -ia, Latin -ivus, Latin -ia, Proto-Indo-European -kos, and Proto-Indo-European -kos, forming an adjective suffix denoting resemblance or quality.
leathery (English): Having the consistency, feel, or texture of...
Definitions
- Having the consistency, feel, or texture of...
Ancestry of “leathery”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | leather | A tough material produced from the skin of... |
| 2 | English | stocking | A soft garment, usually knit or woven, worn on... |
| 3 | English | -ing | Used to form gerunds, a type of verbal nouns,... |
| 4 | Old English | -ing | Forming nouns from verbs, indicating action,... |
| 5 | Old English | -tūn | homestead, village, town |
| 6 | Old English | tūn | enclosure, yard; place; dwelling |
| 7 | Proto-West Germanic | tūn | fence |
| 8 | Proto-Germanic | tūną | fence; enclosure |
| 9 | Gaulish | dunum | fort; hill, hillfort |
| 10 | Proto-Celtic | dūnom | stronghold, rampart |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | dʰewh₂- | smoke; mist, haze |