Where does “sitcomish” come from?
sitcomish (English) comes from English sitcom, from English situation, from Middle English situacioun, from Middle French situation, from Latin situatio, from Latin situō, from Latin situs, from Latin -tus — Derives action nouns from verb roots.
sitcomish (English): Resembling or characteristic of a sitcom
Definitions
- Resembling or characteristic of a sitcom
Ancestry of “sitcomish”, step by step
sitcomish traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English sitcom
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | sitcom | clipping of situation comedy; Acronym of single... |
| 2 | English | situation | The combination of circumstances at a given... |
| 3 | Middle English | situacioun | Repositioning a broken bone |
| 4 | Middle French | situation | — |
| 5 | Latin | situatio | — |
| 6 | Latin | situō | to place, situate, locate |
| 7 | Latin | situs | permitted, allowed, suffered, having been... |
| 8 | Latin | -tus | Forms the past participle of verbs; Forms... |
| 9 | Proto-Italic | -tus | — |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | -tus | Derives action nouns from verb roots |
via English ish
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | ish | Pronunciation spelling of is; somewhat,... |
| 2 | English | -ish | Typical of, similar to, being like; Somewhat,... |
| 3 | Middle English | -ish | Alternative form of -yssh |
| 4 | Old English | -isċ | -ish |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | -isk | Creates adjectives from nouns |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | -iskaz | Forms adjectives from nouns with the sense of... |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | -iskos | Characteristic of, typical of, pertaining to |