Where does “shoddydom” come from?
shoddydom (English) comes from English shoddy, from English shoad, from Middle English shode, from Old English ġescēad, from Old English sċeādan, from Proto-West Germanic skaiþan, from Proto-Germanic skaiþaną, from Proto-Indo-European skeyt- — to cut, cut off, sever.
shoddydom (English): The realm or sphere of the shoddyites
Definitions
- The realm or sphere of the shoddyites
Ancestry of “shoddydom”, step by step
shoddydom traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English shoddy
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | shoddy | Of poor quality or construction; pretentious,... |
| 2 | English | shoad | Separation; distinction; A chasm or ravine; A... |
| 3 | Middle English | shode | — |
| 4 | Old English | ġescēad | separation, distinction, discretion,... |
| 5 | Old English | sċeādan | to separate, divide, make a line of separation between |
| 6 | Proto-West Germanic | skaiþan | to separate |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | skaiþaną | to separate |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | skeyt- | to cut, part, separate; to cut, part, divide,... |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | skey- | to split, to dissect |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | sek- | to cut, cut off, sever |
via English DOM
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | DOM | Initialism of date of marriage; Initialism of... |
| 2 | English | dominance | The state of being dominant; of prime importance;... |
| 3 | English | -ance | Added to an adjective or verb to form a noun... |
| 4 | Middle English | -aunce | Forms nouns indicating states or processes, usually from verbs or other nouns; -ance |
| 5 | Old French | -ance | ance (suffix used to form nouns) |
| 6 | Latin | -ia | Used to form a feminine abstract noun, usually... |
| 7 | Latin | -ius | forming adjectives from nouns; nominative neuter... |
| 8 | Proto-Italic | -jōs | Forms comparative adjectives |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | -yós | Creates adjectives from noun or verb stems |