Where does “poltroonishly” come from?
poltroonishly (English) comes from English poltroonish, from English poltroon, from Middle French poltron, from Italian poltrone, from Italian poltro, from Vulgar Latin pulliter, from Latin pullus, from Proto-Indo-European polHwós — pale, gray.
poltroonishly (English): In a poltroonish manner
Definitions
- In a poltroonish manner
Ancestry of “poltroonishly”, step by step
poltroonishly traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English poltroonish
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | poltroonish | Resembling a poltroon; cowardly |
| 2 | English | poltroon | An ignoble or total coward; a dastard; a... |
| 3 | Middle French | poltron | coward |
| 4 | Italian | poltrone | lazy, indolent, sluggish; lazy person, indolent... |
| 5 | Italian | poltro | untamed; indolent, lazy; bed |
| 6 | Vulgar Latin | pulliter | — |
| 7 | Latin | pullus | A young animal; darling; dark-colored; dusky |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | polHwós | pale, gray |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | pelH- | pale, gray |