Where does “silty” come from?

Silty comes from Middle English -y, Middle French -ie, Latin -ia, Latin -ivus, Latin -ia, Proto-Indo-European -kos, and Proto-Indo-European -kos, forming an adjectival suffix denoting a quality or condition.

silty (English): Having a noticeable amount of silt; Resembling or...

Definitions

Having a noticeable amount of silt; Resembling or...

Ancestry of “silty”, step by step

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
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 “silty”

unsilty
siltiness

Every word from Proto-Indo-European -ḱos →Every word from English -y →Every word from Old English -iġ →