Where does “snappy” come from?
Snappy derives from English snap plus the suffix -y, with snap coming from Dutch snappen, which was influenced by Middle French -ie and Latin -ia, -ivus, and -kos elements tracing to Proto-Indo-European roots.
snappy (English): Rapid and without delay; Irritable; Tidy;...
Definitions
- Rapid and without delay; Irritable; Tidy;...
Ancestry of “snappy”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 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 “snappy”