Where does “milksoppish” come from?
milksoppish (English) comes from English milksop, from English sop, from Middle English sop, from Old French sope, from Latin suppa, from Proto-Germanic supô, from Proto-Indo-European sewH-, from Proto-Indo-European sew- — to press out, extract; juice; liquid, rain; to...
milksoppish (English): weak; timid; ineffectual
Definitions
- weak; timid; ineffectual
Ancestry of “milksoppish”, step by step
milksoppish traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English milksop
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | milksop | A piece of bread sopped in milk; Bread pieces in... |
| 2 | English | sop | Something entirely soaked; A piece of solid food... |
| 3 | Middle English | sop | small amount of food |
| 4 | Old French | sope | Alternative form of supe; soup |
| 5 | Latin | suppa | sopped bread |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | supô | soup, broth |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | sewH- | to bear; to give birth |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | sew- | to press out, extract; juice; liquid, rain; to... |
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 |