Where does “oddballish” come from?
oddballish (English) comes from English oddball, from English odd, from Middle English odde, from Old Norse oddi, from Old Norse -i, from Latin -ē, from Latin dis-, from Latin calceus — small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble.
oddballish (English): quirky; eccentric
Definitions
- quirky; eccentric
Ancestry of “oddballish”, step by step
oddballish traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English oddball
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | oddball | An eccentric or unusual person; A deviant... |
| 2 | English | odd | Differing from what is usual, ordinary or... |
| 3 | Middle English | odde | inflection of od: ## weak singular ## strong/weak... |
| 4 | Old Norse | oddi | odd, third or additional number; triangle |
| 5 | Old Norse | -i | th |
| 6 | Latin | -ē | ly; used to form adverbs from adjectives |
| 7 | Latin | dis- | asunder, apart, in two; reversal, removal;... |
| 8 | Latin | calceus | shoe |
| 9 | Latin | calx | limestone; chalk; the finish line |
| 10 | Ancient Greek | χάλιξ | small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble |
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 |