Where does “nitpickingly” come from?
nitpickingly (English) comes from English nitpicking, from English picking, from English pick, from Middle English piken, from Middle English pyke, from Old English pīc, from Proto-Germanic *pīk, from Latin pix — sap, juice.
nitpickingly (English): In a manner that is nitpicking; in a way that...
Definitions
- In a manner that is nitpicking; in a way that...
Ancestry of “nitpickingly”, step by step
nitpickingly traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English nitpicking
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | nitpicking | The painstaking process of removing nits from... |
| 2 | English | picking | present participle of pick; A gathering to pick... |
| 3 | English | pick | A tool used for digging; a pickaxe; A tool for... |
| 4 | Middle English | piken | To pick at; to use a edged tool on; To pierce or... |
| 5 | Middle English | pyke | A sharp round point or projection; A point or end... |
| 6 | Old English | pīc | pointed object, pick axe |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | *pīk | — |
| 8 | Latin | pix | pitch, tar |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | pik- | to be angry; pitch; resin |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | pi- | sap, juice |