Where does โ€œparsonishโ€ come from?

parsonish (English) comes from English parson, from Middle English persoun, from Old French persone, from Medieval Latin persona, from Latin persลna, from Etruscan ๐Œ˜๐Œ„๐Œ“๐Œ”๐Œ–, from Ancient Greek ฯ€ฯฯŒฯƒฯ‰ฯ€ฮฟฮฝ, from Ancient Greek แฝคฯˆ โ€” to see; eye.

parsonish (English): Like, or befitting, a parson

Definitions

  1. Like, or befitting, a parson

Ancestry of โ€œparsonishโ€, step by step

parsonish traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English parson

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishparsonAn Anglican cleric having full legal control of a...
2Middle Englishpersounperson
3Old Frenchpersoneperson; individual; rector of a parish; someone;...
4Medieval Latinpersonaparson, person; mask; character
5Latinpersลnamask
6Etruscan๐Œ˜๐Œ„๐Œ“๐Œ”๐Œ–a mask; a masked individual, often performing in...
7Ancient Greekฯ€ฯฯŒฯƒฯ‰ฯ€ฮฟฮฝface, visage, countenance; front; mask
8Ancient Greekแฝคฯˆto the eye; in the face; eye
9Proto-Hellenicรณkสทseye
10Proto-Indo-Europeanhโ‚ƒรณkสทseye
11Proto-Indo-Europeanhโ‚ƒekสท-to see; eye

via English ish

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishishPronunciation spelling of is; somewhat,...
2English-ishTypical of, similar to, being like; Somewhat,...
3Middle English-ishAlternative form of -yssh
4Old English-isฤ‹-ish
5Proto-West Germanic-iskCreates adjectives from nouns
6Proto-Germanic-iskazForms adjectives from nouns with the sense of...
7Proto-Indo-European-iskosCharacteristic of, typical of, pertaining to
Every word from Proto-Indo-European hโ‚ƒekสท- โ†’