Where does “tonishly” come from?
tonishly (English) comes from English tonish, from English ton, from French ton, from Old French ton, from Latin tuus, from Russian туз, from Polish tuz, from Polish tu — to be able.
tonishly (English): In a tonish manner
Definitions
- In a tonish manner
Ancestry of “tonishly”, step by step
tonishly traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English tonish
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | tonish | Conforming to the "ton"; modish, stylish |
| 2 | English | ton | A unit of weight equal to 2240 pounds or 2000... |
| 3 | French | ton | Your, thy; Tone; Tone, shade |
| 4 | Old French | ton | your |
| 5 | Latin | tuus | your |
| 6 | Russian | туз | ace; bigwig; two-oar dinghy |
| 7 | Polish | tuz | ace; luminary, person of importance in their... |
| 8 | Polish | tu | here |
| 9 | Polish | być | to be |
| 10 | Polish | móc | to be able; may, might; to be allowed |
| 11 | Old Polish | móc | can, may, to be able to |
| 12 | Proto-Slavic | moťь | power |
| 13 | Proto-Indo-European | mógʰtis | — |
| 14 | Proto-Indo-European | meǵʰ- | to be able |