Where does “scampishness” come from?
scampishness (English) comes from English scampish, from English scamp, from Middle Dutch schampen, from Old French escamper, from Vulgar Latin excappare, from Latin -āre, from Proto-Italic -āō, from Proto-Indo-European -eh₂yéti — he, she.
scampishness (English): The quality or state of being scampish
Definitions
- The quality or state of being scampish
Ancestry of “scampishness”, step by step
scampishness traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English scampish
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | scampish | Resembling a scamp; knavish |
| 2 | English | scamp | A rascal, swindler, or rogue; a ne'er-do-well; A... |
| 3 | Middle Dutch | schampen | slip away |
| 4 | Old French | escamper | to run away, to make one's escape |
| 5 | Vulgar Latin | excappare | present active infinitive of *excappō;... |
| 6 | Latin | -āre | first conjugation |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | -āō | Forms primarily denominative verbs |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | -eh₂yéti | Creates iterative/ frequentative/ intensive... |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | -yéti | Creates intransitive, often deponent,... |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | yé- | — |
| 11 | Chichewa | iye | he, she |
via English Ness
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | Ness | An Ulster princess and the mother of Conchobar mac Nessa and Findchoem in the Ulster Cycle of Irish mythology. Daughter of Eochaid Sálbuide. Also the mother of Cormac Cond Longas by incest with Conchobar mac Nessa |
| 2 | Middle English | nesse | — |
| 3 | Old English | næs | not, not at all; not; first/third-person singular... |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | nasją | foothill; headland; cape |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | néh₂s | nose |