Where does “mauvish” come from?
mauvish (English) comes from English mauve, from French mauve, from Middle French mauve, from Old French mave, from Old English mæw, from Proto-Germanic maiwiz, from Proto-Germanic maiwaz, from Proto-Germanic maiwijaną — to shout, mew.
mauvish (English): Somewhat mauve
Definitions
- Somewhat mauve
Ancestry of “mauvish”, step by step
mauvish traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English mauve
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | mauve | A bright purple synthetic dye; The colour of this... |
| 2 | French | mauve | mallow; mauve; mew, gull, seagull |
| 3 | Middle French | mauve | — |
| 4 | Old French | mave | gull; seagull |
| 5 | Old English | mæw | gull, seagull |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | maiwiz | — |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | maiwaz | gull, seagull |
| 8 | Proto-Germanic | maiwijaną | to shout, mew |
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 |