Where does “rowdyish” come from?
rowdyish (English) comes from English rowdy, from English row, from Middle English rowe, from English rōw, from English roll, from Middle English rolle, from Old French rolle, from Medieval Latin rotulus — ingot.
rowdyish (English): Resembling a rowdy in temper or conduct;...
Definitions
- Resembling a rowdy in temper or conduct;...
Ancestry of “rowdyish”, step by step
rowdyish traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English rowdy
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | rowdy | Loud and disorderly; riotous; boisterous; A... |
| 2 | English | row | A line of objects, often regularly spaced, such... |
| 3 | Middle English | rowe | Alternative form of rawe; Alternative form of... |
| 4 | English | rōw | A line of objects, often regularly spaced, such as seats in a theatre, vegetable plants in a garden, etc |
| 5 | English | roll | To cause to revolve by turning over and over; to... |
| 6 | Middle English | rolle | — |
| 7 | Old French | rolle | registration |
| 8 | Medieval Latin | rotulus | a roll, list, catalogue, schedule, record, a... |
| 9 | Latin | rotula | a small wheel; roll |
| 10 | Arabic | رَطْل | — |
| 11 | Classical Syriac | ܪܝܛܠܐ | — |
| 12 | Classical Syriac | ܠܝܛܪܐ | libra, pound |
| 13 | French | litre | litre |
| 14 | Medieval Latin | litra | — |
| 15 | Ancient Greek | λίτρα | litra, a Sicilian silver coin; libra, a unit of... |
| 16 | Proto-Italic | *līðrā | ingot |
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 |