Where does “quizzical” come from?
Quizzical comes from English quiz, influenced by English whiz, derived from French -ique, from Latin -icus, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European -kos, an adjectival suffix.
quizzical (English): Questioning or suggesting puzzlement; Strange or...
Definitions
- Questioning or suggesting puzzlement; Strange or...
Ancestry of “quizzical”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | -ical | Used to form adjectives from nouns with the... |
| 2 | Middle English | -ical | — |
Words derived from “quizzical”