Where does “smokeasy” come from?
smokeasy (English) comes from English speakeasy, from English easy, from Middle English esy, from English ease, from Middle English ese, from Old French aise, from Latin adiacēns, from Latin adiaceo — in.
smokeasy (English): An establishment where patrons are permitted to...
Definitions
- An establishment where patrons are permitted to...
Ancestry of “smokeasy”, step by step
smokeasy traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English speakeasy
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | speakeasy | An illegal saloon or tavern, especially one... |
| 2 | English | easy | Comfortable; at ease; Requiring little skill or... |
| 3 | Middle English | esy | Comfortable, pleasant; Convenient, suitable, fit;... |
| 4 | English | ease | Ability, the means to do something, particularly;... |
| 5 | Middle English | ese | Alternative form of eise; Physical comfort, or... |
| 6 | Old French | aise | Alternative form of eise; empty space, elbow... |
| 7 | Latin | adiacēns | adjacent, adjoining, neighbouring |
| 8 | Latin | adiaceo | I lie beside, at, near or next to; am adjacent... |
| 9 | Latin | ad- | to; usually prefixed to verbs, in which cases it... |
| 10 | Latin | īn- | un-, non-, not |
| 11 | Latin | în | in, at, on, upon, from (space) |
| 12 | Latin | en | lookǃ beholdǃ; reallyǃ?; come onǃ |
| 13 | Proto-Italic | en | in |
| 14 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁én | in |