Where does “morassy” come from?
morassy (English) comes from English morass, from Dutch moeras, from Middle Dutch marasch, from Old French mareis, from Medieval Latin mariscus, from Frankish marisk, from Proto-Germanic mari, from Proto-Indo-European móri — to die; to disappear; sea, lake, wetland.
morassy (English): marshy; fenny
Definitions
- marshy; fenny
Ancestry of “morassy”, step by step
morassy traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English morass
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | morass | A tract of soft, wet ground; a marsh; a fen;... |
| 2 | Dutch | moeras | swamp, morass |
| 3 | Middle Dutch | marasch | marsh |
| 4 | Old French | mareis | marsh |
| 5 | Medieval Latin | mariscus | Alternative form of mariscos |
| 6 | Frankish | marisk | marsh, swamp; lake-like, marshy |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | mari | sea, ocean; lake, body of water |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | móri | sea; standing water |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | mer- | to die; to disappear; sea, lake, wetland |
via English Y
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | Y | A figure or mark in the shape of the letter Y; A... |
| 2 | English | yuri | A narrative or visual work featuring a romance or... |
| 3 | Japanese | 百合 | lily |
| 4 | Japanese | 連用形 | an inflectional category: the continuative or... |
| 5 | Japanese | 見る | to see, to watch, to observe, to look at... |
| 6 | Japanese | 夢 | a dream; a vision; leaving reality to the state... |
| 7 | Old Japanese | 夢 | a dream |
| 8 | Japanese | 目 | an order in biology: smaller than a class, bigger... |
| 9 | Middle Chinese | 目 | — |