Where does “slabbery” come from?
slabbery (English) comes from English Slabber, from English slab, from English syllable, from Middle English syllable, from Anglo-Norman sillable, from Old French sillebe, from Latin syllaba, from Ancient Greek συλλαβή — beside, with.
slabbery (English): Like, or covered with, slabber or slab; slippery;...
Definitions
- Like, or covered with, slabber or slab; slippery;...
Ancestry of “slabbery”, step by step
slabbery traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English Slabber
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | Slabber | An inhabitant of Slab City, a snowbird campsite... |
| 2 | English | slab | A large, flat piece of solid material; a solid... |
| 3 | English | syllable | A unit of human speech that is interpreted by the... |
| 4 | Middle English | syllable | — |
| 5 | Anglo-Norman | sillable | syllable |
| 6 | Old French | sillebe | — |
| 7 | Latin | syllaba | syllable; poems, verses |
| 8 | Ancient Greek | συλλαβή | conception, pregnancy; that which holds together,... |
| 9 | Ancient Greek | συλλαμβάνω | I collect, gather; I rally; I take hold of,... |
| 10 | Ancient Greek | σῠν- | together; with, together |
| 11 | Ancient Greek | σύν | beside, with |
| 12 | Proto-Hellenic | *ksún | beside, with |
via English Y
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | Y | A figure or mark in the shape of the letter Y; A... |
| 2 | English | yuri | A narrative or visual work featuring a romance or... |
| 3 | Japanese | 百合 | lily |
| 4 | Japanese | 連用形 | an inflectional category: the continuative or... |
| 5 | Japanese | 見る | to see, to watch, to observe, to look at... |
| 6 | Japanese | 夢 | a dream; a vision; leaving reality to the state... |
| 7 | Old Japanese | 夢 | a dream |
| 8 | Japanese | 目 | an order in biology: smaller than a class, bigger... |
| 9 | Middle Chinese | 目 | — |