Where does “ticky box” come from?
ticky box (English) comes from English box, from French boxer, from French -er, from English -er, from Middle English -er, from Old French -er, from Latin -āre, from Proto-Italic -āō — he, she.
ticky box (English): A blank square on a form in which a check mark or cross may be placed in order to indicate a selection
Definitions
- A blank square on a form in which a check mark or cross may be placed in order to indicate a selection
Ancestry of “ticky box”, step by step
ticky box traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.
via English box
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | box | Senses relating to a three-dimensional object or... |
| 2 | French | boxer | boxer; boxer shorts, boxers; to box |
| 3 | French | -er | Forms infinitives of first-conjugation verbs |
| 4 | English | -er | A person or thing that does an action indicated... |
| 5 | Middle English | -er | agentive suffix; agent noun suffix |
| 6 | Old French | -er | Alternative form of -ier, verbal suffix;... |
| 7 | Latin | -āre | first conjugation |
| 8 | Proto-Italic | -āō | Forms primarily denominative verbs |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | -eh₂yéti | Creates iterative/ frequentative/ intensive... |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | -yéti | Creates intransitive, often deponent,... |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | yé- | — |
| 12 | Chichewa | iye | he, she |
via English ticky
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | ticky | infested with ticks; a tick; Representing short... |
| 2 | English | tick | A tiny woodland arachnid of the suborder Ixodida;... |
| 3 | English | ticket | A pass entitling the holder to admission to a... |
| 4 | Middle French | estiquet | a slip of paper with names of witnesses on it |
| 5 | Middle French | estiquier | Alternative form of estacher |
| 6 | Middle French | estacher | to attach |
| 7 | Old French | estachier | Alternative form of atachier; bind; to fasten... |
| 8 | Old French | estache | stake; strap |
| 9 | Medieval Latin | staca | a stake |
| 10 | Gothic | 𐍃𐍄𐌰𐌺𐌰 | — |
| 11 | Proto-Germanic | stakô | stake |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)teg- | to cover; pole, stick, beam |
via English tickey
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | tickey | A silver threepenny bit |