Where does “showery” come from?
Showery derives from English shower, which comes from English show, from Middle French -ie, from Latin -ia, from Latin -are, from Latin -arius, from Proto-Indo-European -kos.
showery (English): Given to showers; having frequent rainfall; Of or...
Definitions
- Given to showers; having frequent rainfall; Of or...
Ancestry of “showery”, 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 “showery”