Where does “runny” come from?
Runny comes from English run with the suffix -y, derived from Middle French -ie, from Latin -ia, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European -kos denoting a quality or characteristic.
runny (English): Fluid; capable of flowing; Liable to run or drip
Definitions
- Fluid; capable of flowing; Liable to run or drip
Ancestry of “runny”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | -y | Added to nouns and adjectives to form adjectives... |
| 2 | Middle English | -y | Designates an adjective, in many cases formed by... |
| 3 | Old English | -iġ | -y, -ic |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | -g | Forms adjectives from nouns and verbs with a... |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | -gaz | -y |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | -ḱos | -y, -ic |
Words derived from “runny”