Where does “sultry” come from?
Sultry comes from Middle English -y, Middle French -ie, Latin -ia, Latin -ivus, Latin -ia, Proto-Indo-European -kos, Proto-Indo-European -kos, though the precise semantic development remains unclear.
sultry (English): Hot and humid; Very hot and dry; torrid; Sexually...
Definitions
- Hot and humid; Very hot and dry; torrid; Sexually...
Ancestry of “sultry”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | sulter | verb {{qualifier|obsolete}}, a variant of... |