Where does “quailish” come from?
quailish (English) comes from English Quail, from Middle English quaylen, from Old French coaillier, from Vulgar Latin coaglare, from Latin coāgulō, from Latin coāgulum, from Latin cōgō, from Latin cōn- — resin, gum; to say, speak.
quailish (English): Similar to a quail
Ancestry of “quailish”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | Quail | — |
| 2 | Middle English | quaylen | To be afflicted by disease or wasting; to become... |
| 3 | Old French | coaillier | to curdle |
| 4 | Vulgar Latin | coaglare | — |
| 5 | Latin | coāgulō | — |
| 6 | Latin | coāgulum | — |
| 7 | Latin | cōgō | — |
| 8 | Latin | cōn- | — |
| 9 | Latin | cum | with, along with; at; -fold |
| 10 | Old Latin | com | Alternative form of cum |
| 11 | Proto-Italic | kom | with, along, at |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱóm | beside, near, by, with |
| 13 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱe | Deictic particle, here; Post-positional... |
| 14 | Middle English | kyt | — |
| 15 | German | kitt | — |
| 16 | Old High German | kuti | — |
| 17 | Proto-West Germanic | kwidu | gum, resin |
| 18 | Proto-Germanic | kweduz | resin |
| 19 | Proto-Indo-European | gʷet- | resin, gum; to say, speak |