Where does “smatteringly” come from?
smatteringly (English) comes from English smattering, from English -ing, from Old English -ing, from Old English -tūn, from Old English tūn, from Proto-West Germanic tūn, from Proto-Germanic tūną, from Gaulish dunum — smoke; mist, haze.
smatteringly (English): In or by fragments; superficially
Definitions
- In or by fragments; superficially
Ancestry of “smatteringly”, step by step
smatteringly traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English smattering
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | smattering | A superficial or shallow knowledge of a subject;... |
| 2 | English | -ing | Used to form gerunds, a type of verbal nouns,... |
| 3 | Old English | -ing | Forming nouns from verbs, indicating action,... |
| 4 | Old English | -tūn | homestead, village, town |
| 5 | Old English | tūn | enclosure, yard; place; dwelling |
| 6 | Proto-West Germanic | tūn | fence |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | tūną | fence; enclosure |
| 8 | Gaulish | dunum | fort; hill, hillfort |
| 9 | Proto-Celtic | dūnom | stronghold, rampart |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | dʰewh₂- | smoke; mist, haze |