Where does “soulish” come from?
soulish (English) comes from English soul, from Middle English soule, from Middle English sowel, from Old English sufel, from English soufflé, from French soufflé, from French souffler, from Old French sofler.
soulish (English): Relating to or involving the human soul
Definitions
- Relating to or involving the human soul
Ancestry of “soulish”, step by step
soulish traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English soul
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | soul | The spirit or essence of a person usually thought... |
| 2 | Middle English | soule | A soul or spirit; an animating force |
| 3 | Middle English | sowel | Food, especially that served with bread as a side or condiment; sowl |
| 4 | Old English | sufel | anything eaten with bread, e.g. meat, vegetables,... |
| 5 | English | soufflé | A baked dish made from beaten egg whites and... |
| 6 | French | soufflé | soufflé; past participle of souffler |
| 7 | French | souffler | to blow; to blow out; to whisper |
| 8 | Old French | sofler | — |
| 9 | Latin | sufflō | to blow, puff up, inflate |
| 10 | Latin | flō | to breathe, blow |
| 11 | Proto-Italic | flāō | — |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰleh₁- | to bleat; to cry; to blow |
| 13 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰel- | to sound; to speak, roar, bark; shiny, white; to... |
| 14 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰōl- | — |
via English ish
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | ish | Pronunciation spelling of is; somewhat,... |
| 2 | English | -ish | Typical of, similar to, being like; Somewhat,... |
| 3 | Middle English | -ish | Alternative form of -yssh |
| 4 | Old English | -isċ | -ish |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | -isk | Creates adjectives from nouns |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | -iskaz | Forms adjectives from nouns with the sense of... |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | -iskos | Characteristic of, typical of, pertaining to |