Where does “sketchy” come from?
Sketchy derives from English sketch, from Dutch schets, from Italian schizzo, tracing back through Latin suffixes -ia and -ivus to Proto-Indo-European -kos.
sketchy (English): Roughly or hastily laid out; intended for later...
Definitions
- Roughly or hastily laid out; intended for later...
Ancestry of “sketchy”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | sketch | To make a brief, basic drawing; To describe... |
| 2 | Dutch | schets | sketch |
| 3 | Italian | schizzo | squirt, splash; stain, spot, flake; sketch |
| 4 | Latin | schedium | — |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | σχέδιος | near, close; temporary, offhand, casual,... |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | σχεδόν | near, nearby; nearly, almost |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | ἔχω | I have, possess, contain, own; I hold; I have... |
| 8 | Proto-Hellenic | hékʰō | to have |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | seǵʰ- | to hold; to overpower |