Where does “smartsizing” come from?
smartsizing (English) comes from English sizing, from English size, from English -er, from Middle English -er, from Old French -er, from Latin -āre, from Proto-Italic -āō, from Proto-Indo-European -eh₂yéti — he, she.
smartsizing (English): downsizing
Definitions
- downsizing
Ancestry of “smartsizing”, step by step
smartsizing traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English sizing
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | sizing | A gelatinous glue for glazing or sizing canvas,... |
| 2 | English | size | An assize; A regulation determining the amount of... |
| 3 | English | -er | A person or thing that does an action indicated... |
| 4 | Middle English | -er | agentive suffix; agent noun suffix |
| 5 | Old French | -er | Alternative form of -ier, verbal suffix;... |
| 6 | Latin | -āre | first conjugation |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | -āō | Forms primarily denominative verbs |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | -eh₂yéti | Creates iterative/ frequentative/ intensive... |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | -yéti | Creates intransitive, often deponent,... |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | yé- | — |
| 11 | Chichewa | iye | he, she |
via English Smart
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | Smart | — |
| 2 | English | Ness | An Ulster princess and the mother of Conchobar mac Nessa and Findchoem in the Ulster Cycle of Irish mythology. Daughter of Eochaid Sálbuide. Also the mother of Cormac Cond Longas by incest with Conchobar mac Nessa |
| 3 | Middle English | nesse | — |
| 4 | Old English | næs | not, not at all; not; first/third-person singular... |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | nasją | foothill; headland; cape |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | néh₂s | nose |