Where does “scrappy” come from?
Scrappy derives from English scrap plus the Middle English suffix -y, which comes from Middle French -ie, tracing back through Latin -ia, -ivus, and -ia to Proto-Indo-European -kos.
scrappy (English): Consisting of scraps; fragmentary; lacking unity...
Definitions
- Consisting of scraps; fragmentary; lacking unity...
Ancestry of “scrappy”, 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 “scrappy”