Where does “megrimish” come from?
megrimish (English) comes from English megrim, from Middle French migraigne, from Latin hēmicrānia, from Ancient Greek ἡμικρᾱνίᾰ, from Ancient Greek κρανίον, from Ancient Greek κάρα, from Proto-Hellenic *kárahə.
megrimish (English): headachy
Definitions
- headachy
Ancestry of “megrimish”, step by step
megrimish traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English megrim
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | megrim | A headache; a migraine; A fancy, a whim, a... |
| 2 | Middle French | migraigne | — |
| 3 | Latin | hēmicrānia | migraine, headache |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | ἡμικρᾱνίᾰ | pain on one side of the head or face, migraine |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | κρανίον | skull; head |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | κάρα | head, face; the head or top of anything, as of a... |
| 7 | Proto-Hellenic | *kárahə | — |
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 |