Where does “puttyish” come from?
puttyish (English) comes from English putty, from French potée, from French pot, from English pot, from Middle English pot, from Old French pot, from Vulgar Latin pottum, from Frankish *pott — a kind of vessel; type of vessel; a type of...
puttyish (English): Resembling or characteristic of putty
Definitions
- Resembling or characteristic of putty
Ancestry of “puttyish”, step by step
puttyish traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English putty
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | putty | A form of cement, made from linseed oil and... |
| 2 | French | potée | potful; hotpot |
| 3 | French | pot | pot, jar, vase, tin, can, carton; cooking pot;... |
| 4 | English | pot | A flat-bottomed vessel used for cooking food;... |
| 5 | Middle English | pot | A pot; a circular receptacle or vessel; The top... |
| 6 | Old French | pot | pot; third-person singular present indicative of... |
| 7 | Vulgar Latin | pottum | — |
| 8 | Frankish | *pott | — |
| 9 | Proto-Germanic | puttaz | pot, jar, tub |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | budn- | a kind of vessel; type of vessel; a type of... |
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 |