Where does “nittily” come from?
nittily (English) comes from English nitty, from English nitty-gritty, from English gritty, from English -y, from Middle English -y, from Old English -iġ, from Proto-West Germanic -g, from Proto-Germanic -gaz — -y, -ic.
nittily (English): In a nitty manner; lousily
Definitions
- In a nitty manner; lousily
Ancestry of “nittily”, step by step
nittily traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English nitty
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | nitty | Full of nits; Foolish, inane; A dope fiend, a... |
| 2 | English | nitty-gritty | The core or essence of something; the details |
| 3 | English | gritty | Containing sand or grit; consisting of grit;... |
| 4 | English | -y | Added to nouns and adjectives to form adjectives... |
| 5 | Middle English | -y | Designates an adjective, in many cases formed by... |
| 6 | Old English | -iġ | -y, -ic |
| 7 | Proto-West Germanic | -g | Forms adjectives from nouns and verbs with a... |
| 8 | Proto-Germanic | -gaz | -y |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | -ḱos | -y, -ic |