Where does “snaky” come from?
Snaky comes from Middle English via the -y suffix, tracing back through Middle French -ie and Latin -ia, -ivus, and -ia formations ultimately rooted in Proto-Indo-European -kos.
snaky (English): Resembling or relating to snakes; Windy; winding;...
Definitions
- Resembling or relating to snakes; Windy; winding;...
Ancestry of “snaky”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | English | -y | Added to nouns and adjectives to form adjectives... |
| 2 | Middle English | -y | Designates an adjective, in many cases formed by... |
| 3 | Old English | -iġ | -y, -ic |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | -g | Forms adjectives from nouns and verbs with a... |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | -gaz | -y |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | -ḱos | -y, -ic |
Words derived from “snaky”