Where does “schoolboyishly” come from?
schoolboyishly (English) comes from English schoolboyish, from English schoolboy, from English school, from Middle English scole, from Old English scōl, from Proto-Germanic *skōlu, from Latin schola, from Ancient Greek σχολή — to hold; to overpower.
schoolboyishly (English): In a schoolboyish way
Definitions
- In a schoolboyish way
Ancestry of “schoolboyishly”, step by step
schoolboyishly traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English schoolboyish
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | schoolboyish | Resembling a schoolboy in behaviour |
| 2 | English | schoolboy | A boy attending school; characteristic of a... |
| 3 | English | school | A group of fish or a group of marine mammals such... |
| 4 | Middle English | scole | school |
| 5 | Old English | scōl | place of education |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | *skōlu | — |
| 7 | Latin | schola | Leisure time given to learning; schooltime,... |
| 8 | Ancient Greek | σχολή | leisure, free time; rest; that in which leisure... |
| 9 | Proto-Hellenic | skʰolā́ | — |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | sǵʰ-h₃-léh₂ | — |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | seǵʰ- | to hold; to overpower |