Where does “memoirish” come from?
memoirish (English) comes from English memoir, from French mémoire, from Middle French memoire, from Old French memoire, from Latin memoria, from Latin -ia, from Latin -ius, from Proto-Italic -jōs — Creates adjectives from noun or verb stems.
memoirish (English): In the style of a memoir
Definitions
- In the style of a memoir
Ancestry of “memoirish”, step by step
memoirish traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English memoir
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | memoir | An autobiography; a book describing the personal... |
| 2 | French | mémoire | memory; memo; dissertation, paper |
| 3 | Middle French | memoire | memory |
| 4 | Old French | memoire | memory |
| 5 | Latin | memoria | memory; the ability to remember; a remembrance, a... |
| 6 | Latin | -ia | Used to form a feminine abstract noun, usually... |
| 7 | Latin | -ius | forming adjectives from nouns; nominative neuter... |
| 8 | Proto-Italic | -jōs | Forms comparative adjectives |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | -yós | Creates adjectives from noun or verb stems |
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 |