Where does “showy” come from?
Showy comes from Middle English -y, Middle French -ie, Latin -ia, Latin -ivus, Latin -ia, and Proto-Indo-European -kos, a suffix forming adjectives.
showy (English): calling attention; flashy; standing out to the...
Definitions
- calling attention; flashy; standing out to the...
Ancestry of “showy”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | show | To display, to have somebody see; To bestow; to... |
| 2 | Middle English | schewen | to show |
| 3 | Old English | scēawian | to look, look at, exhibit, display; to look at,... |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | skawwōną | to look, see, watch |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)kewh₁- | to perceive; to observe |
Words derived from “showy”