Where does “liquory” come from?
liquory (English) comes from English liquor, from Middle English licour, from Old French licour, from Latin liquor, from Latin -or, from Proto-Italic -ōs, from Proto-Indo-European -ōs, from Proto-Indo-European -oss — Creates action nouns or result nouns from verbs;...
liquory (English): intoxicated by alcohol; drunk; Resembling alcohol
Definitions
- intoxicated by alcohol; drunk; Resembling alcohol
Ancestry of “liquory”, step by step
liquory traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English liquor
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | liquor | A liquid, a fluid; A drinkable liquid; A liquid... |
| 2 | Middle English | licour | liquid; juice, blood; A beverage or drink; a... |
| 3 | Old French | licour | liquid; alcoholic drink; liquor |
| 4 | Latin | liquor | fluidity, liquidity; a liquid, fluid; to be fluid... |
| 5 | Latin | -or | used to form a third-declension masculine... |
| 6 | Proto-Italic | -ōs | Creates masculine action nouns or result nouns... |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | -ōs | Creates masculine and feminine action nouns or... |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | -oss | — |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | -os | Creates action nouns or result nouns from verbs;... |
via English Y
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | Y | A figure or mark in the shape of the letter Y; A... |
| 2 | English | yuri | A narrative or visual work featuring a romance or... |
| 3 | Japanese | 百合 | lily |
| 4 | Japanese | 連用形 | an inflectional category: the continuative or... |
| 5 | Japanese | 見る | to see, to watch, to observe, to look at... |
| 6 | Japanese | 夢 | a dream; a vision; leaving reality to the state... |
| 7 | Old Japanese | 夢 | a dream |
| 8 | Japanese | 目 | an order in biology: smaller than a class, bigger... |
| 9 | Middle Chinese | 目 | — |