Where does “loamy” come from?

Loamy derives from Middle English loam plus the suffix -y, which comes from Middle French -ie, from Latin -ia, ultimately tracing to Proto-Indo-European -kos.

loamy (English): Consisting of loam; partaking of the nature of...

Definitions

  1. Consisting of loam; partaking of the nature of...

Ancestry of “loamy”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishloamA type of soil; an earthy mixture of sand, silt...
2Middle High Germanleime—
3Old High Germanleimoloam
4Proto-West Germanic*laimō—
5Proto-Germaniclaimôclay
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂leyH-to smear
7Proto-Indo-Europeanleyh₂-to die, disapear; to avoid, elude, decline,...

Words derived from “loamy”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European leyh₂- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂leyH- →Every word from Proto-Germanic laimô →