Where does “martinetish” come from?
martinetish (English) comes from English martinet, from French martinet, from French marteau, from Old French marteaus, from Old French martel, from Latin martellus, from Latin Mārculus, from Latin Mārcus — adjectival suffix.
martinetish (English): Like a martinet; imposing strict discipline
Definitions
- Like a martinet; imposing strict discipline
Ancestry of “martinetish”, step by step
martinetish traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English martinet
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | martinet | A strict disciplinarian; Anyone who lays stress... |
| 2 | French | martinet | multi-tail whip, comprising leather or whipcord... |
| 3 | French | marteau | A hammer used for pounding; A machine tool... |
| 4 | Old French | marteaus | oblique plural of martel; nominative singular of... |
| 5 | Old French | martel | hammer |
| 6 | Latin | martellus | hammer |
| 7 | Latin | Mārculus | small hammer, hammer |
| 8 | Latin | Mārcus | — |
| 9 | Latin | Martīnus | — |
| 10 | Latin | -īnus | of or pertaining to; -ine |
| 11 | Proto-Italic | -īnos | of/belonging to |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | -iHnos | Creates adjectives of materials |
| 13 | Proto-Indo-European | -no- | adjectival suffix |
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 |