Where does “roller-coasterish” come from?

roller-coasterish (English) comes from English roller coaster, from English rollercoaster, from English roller, from English roll, from Middle English rolle, from Old French rolle, from Medieval Latin rotulus, from Latin rotula — ingot.

roller-coasterish (English): Resembling a roller coaster; characterized by...

Definitions

  1. Resembling a roller coaster; characterized by...

Ancestry of “roller-coasterish”, step by step

roller-coasterish traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English roller coaster

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Englishroller coasterAlternative spelling of rollercoaster
2EnglishrollercoasterAn amusement ride consisting of a buggy on a...
3Englishroller"Anything that rolls."; A long wide bandage used...
4EnglishrollTo cause to revolve by turning over and over; to...
5Middle Englishrolle
6Old Frenchrolleregistration
7Medieval Latinrotulusa roll, list, catalogue, schedule, record, a...
8Latinrotulaa small wheel; roll
9Arabicرَطْل
10Classical Syriacܪܝܛܠܐ
11Classical Syriacܠܝܛܪܐlibra, pound
12Frenchlitrelitre
13Medieval Latinlitra
14Ancient Greekλίτραlitra, a Sicilian silver coin; libra, a unit of...
15Proto-Italic*līðrāingot

via English ish

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishishPronunciation spelling of is; somewhat,...
2English-ishTypical of, similar to, being like; Somewhat,...
3Middle English-ishAlternative form of -yssh
4Old English-isċ-ish
5Proto-West Germanic-iskCreates adjectives from nouns
6Proto-Germanic-iskazForms adjectives from nouns with the sense of...
7Proto-Indo-European-iskosCharacteristic of, typical of, pertaining to
Every word from Proto-Italic *līðrāEvery word from Ancient Greek λίτραEvery word from Medieval Latin litra