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Where does “spacelegs” come from?

spacelegs (English) comes from English legs, from English leg, from English legpuller, from English puller, from English pull, from Middle English pullen, from Irish -aí, from Old Irish -ide — Used to form adjectives from nouns, denoting...

spacelegs (English): The ability to work confidently in space, or a...

Definitions

  1. The ability to work confidently in space, or a...

Ancestry of “spacelegs”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Englishlegsplural of leg; eleven; viscous streaks left on...
2EnglishlegA limb or appendage that an animal uses for...
3EnglishlegpullerOne who teases or tells joking untruths
4EnglishpullerAnything that pulls, but especially a hoist in...
5EnglishpullTo apply a force to so that it comes toward the...
6Middle Englishpullento pull
7Irish-aíEnding of the plural of certain nouns; Agent...
8Old Irish-ide—
9Old Irish-deUsed to form adjectives from nouns, denoting...
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