Where does “mummyish” come from?
mummyish (English) comes from English mummy, from Middle English mummie, from Anglo-Norman mumie, from Middle French momie, from Medieval Latin mumia, from Arabic مُومِيَاء, from Classical Persian مومیا, from Persian موم — wax; candle.
mummyish (English): motherly; maternal
Definitions
- motherly; maternal
Ancestry of “mummyish”, step by step
mummyish traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English mummy
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | mummy | An embalmed human or animal corpse wrapped in... |
| 2 | Middle English | mummie | — |
| 3 | Anglo-Norman | mumie | mummy |
| 4 | Middle French | momie | — |
| 5 | Medieval Latin | mumia | — |
| 6 | Arabic | مُومِيَاء | — |
| 7 | Classical Persian | مومیا | — |
| 8 | Persian | موم | wax; candle |
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 |