Where does “meaty” come from?
Meaty derives from Middle English -y, Middle French -ie, Latin -ia, and Proto-Indo-European med-, ultimately connected to Proto-Indo-European -kos through Latin -ia.
meaty (English): Of, relating to, or containing meat; Resembling...
Definitions
- Of, relating to, or containing meat; Resembling...
Ancestry of “meaty”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | meat | The flesh of an animal used as food; A type of... |
| 2 | Middle English | mete | Food, nourishment or comestibles; that which is... |
| 3 | Middle English | bake mete | Any kind of cooked food which has a pastry... |
| 4 | Middle English | baken | To bake; to cook in an oven; usually used of... |
| 5 | Old English | bacan | to bake |
| 6 | Proto-West Germanic | bakan | to bake |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | bakaną | to bake |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰeh₃g- | to bake, to roast, to fry |