Where does “schoolyardish” come from?
schoolyardish (English) comes from English schoolyard, from English Yard, from English milliard, from French milliard, from French million, from Middle French million, from Old French millon, from Italian milione.
schoolyardish (English): Characteristic of the schoolyard; puerile,...
Definitions
- Characteristic of the schoolyard; puerile,...
Ancestry of “schoolyardish”, step by step
schoolyardish traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English schoolyard
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | schoolyard | The grounds around a school; An open field near a... |
| 2 | English | Yard | Scotland Yard or New Scotland Yard |
| 3 | English | milliard | 10, a thousand million |
| 4 | French | milliard | A milliard |
| 5 | French | million | million, 10 |
| 6 | Middle French | million | million, 10 |
| 7 | Old French | millon | — |
| 8 | Italian | milione | million |
| 9 | Italian | mille | thousand |
| 10 | Latin | Mīlle | thousand; 1000 |
| 11 | Proto-Italic | smīɣeslī | thousand |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | smih₂ǵʰéslih₂ | — |
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 |