Where does “ratty” come from?

Ratty derives from Middle English -y, Middle French -ie, Latin -ia, Latin -ivus, Latin -ia, and Proto-Indo-European -kos, tracing a suffix chain that formed adjectives from nouns.

ratty (English): Similar to a rat; ratlike; Infested with rats; In...

Definitions

  1. Similar to a rat; ratlike; Infested with rats; In...

Ancestry of “ratty”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1English-yAdded to nouns and adjectives to form adjectives...
2Middle English-yDesignates an adjective, in many cases formed by...
3Old English-iġ-y, -ic
4Proto-West Germanic-gForms adjectives from nouns and verbs with a...
5Proto-Germanic-gaz-y
6Proto-Indo-European-ḱos-y, -ic

Words derived from “ratty

Every word from Proto-Indo-European -ḱos
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