Where does “stramineously” come from?
stramineously (English) comes from English stramineous, from Latin strāmineus, from Latin -eus, from Ancient Greek -εῖος, from Proto-Indo-European -iHwós, from Proto-Indo-European -wós — Creates adjectives from verb stems.
stramineously (English): In a stramineous manner
Definitions
- In a stramineous manner
Ancestry of “stramineously”, step by step
stramineously traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English stramineous
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | stramineous | Pertaining to or made of straw; having little... |
| 2 | Latin | strāmineus | straw |
| 3 | Latin | -eus | argentum + API → argenteus; ferrum + API →... |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | -εῖος | Forms adjectives, usually with a meaning of "of"... |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | -iHwós | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | -wós | Creates adjectives from verb stems |