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Where does “pudgy” come from?

Pudgy comes from Middle English -y, Middle French -ie, Latin -ia, Latin -ivus, Latin -ia, Proto-Indo-European -kos, Proto-Indo-European -kos, ultimately deriving from a suffix series denoting quality or state.

pudgy (English): Fat, overweight , plump; chubby

Definitions

  1. Fat, overweight , plump; chubby

Ancestry of “pudgy”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishpudgeSomething short and fat; Excess body fat

Words derived from “pudgy”

  • pudginess
  • pudgily
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