Where does “missishly” come from?
missishly (English) comes from English missish, from English Miss, from English Mistress, from Middle English maistresse, from Old French maistresse, from Old French maistre, from Latin magister, from Proto-Italic magisteros — big, great.
missishly (English): In a missish manner
Ancestry of “missishly”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | missish | prim and prudish |
| 2 | English | Miss | Form of address, now used chiefly for an... |
| 3 | English | Mistress | Used as the title of a married woman before her... |
| 4 | Middle English | maistresse | — |
| 5 | Old French | maistresse | — |
| 6 | Old French | maistre | master; Master; magister |
| 7 | Latin | magister | teacher; master; a title of the Middle Ages,... |
| 8 | Proto-Italic | magisteros | — |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | méǵh₂isteros | — |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | méǵh₂s | big, great |