Where does “natty” come from?
Natty comes from English -y (adjective suffix) via Middle French -ie, Latin -ia and -ivus suffixes, and Proto-Indo-European -kos.
natty (English): Smart and fashionable; Knotty; Natural, as...
Definitions
- Smart and fashionable; Knotty; Natural, as...
Ancestry of “natty”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | knotty | Full of knots; Complicated or tricky; complex,... |
| 2 | Middle English | knotti | Alternative form of knotty |
| 3 | Middle English | knotte | knot, tie; binding, method of attachment, link;... |
| 4 | Old English | cnotta | knot |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | knuttô | a knot |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | gnod- | to bind |