Where does “outdoorish” come from?
outdoorish (English) comes from English outdoor, from English out-, from Romanian -uț, from Latin -utus, from Latin -tus, from Proto-Italic -tus, from Proto-Indo-European -tus — Derives action nouns from verb roots.
outdoorish (English): outdoorsy
Definitions
- outdoorsy
Ancestry of “outdoorish”, step by step
outdoorish traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English outdoor
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | outdoor | Situated in, designed to be used in, or carried... |
| 2 | English | out- | External to, on the outside of; Toward the... |
| 3 | Romanian | -uț | Forms masculine diminutives of nouns and... |
| 4 | Latin | -utus | — |
| 5 | Latin | -tus | Forms the past participle of verbs; Forms... |
| 6 | Proto-Italic | -tus | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | -tus | Derives action nouns from verb roots |
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 |