Where does “troglodytish” come from?
troglodytish (English) comes from English troglodyte, from Latin Trōglodytae, from Ancient Greek τρωγλοδύτης, from Ancient Greek τρώγλη, from Latin raptor, from Latin -tor, from Proto-Italic -tōr, from Proto-Indo-European -tōr.
Ancestry of “troglodytish”, step by step
troglodytish traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English troglodyte
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | troglodyte | A member of a supposed prehistoric race that... |
| 2 | Latin | Trōglodytae | A tribe of Ethiopia who dwelt in caves |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | τρωγλοδύτης | One who crawls in holes or caves, such as a snake... |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | τρώγλη | hole, hollow |
| 5 | Latin | raptor | A thief, robber, plunderer; An abductor,... |
| 6 | Latin | -tor | -er |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | -tōr | Forms agent nouns to verb stems |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | -tōr | Derives agent nouns from verbs, denoting someone... |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | -tor-s | — |
via English ish
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | ish | Pronunciation spelling of is; somewhat,... |
| 2 | English | -ish | Typical of, similar to, being like; Somewhat,... |
| 3 | Middle English | -ish | Alternative form of -yssh |
| 4 | Old English | -isċ | -ish |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | -isk | Creates adjectives from nouns |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | -iskaz | Forms adjectives from nouns with the sense of... |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | -iskos | Characteristic of, typical of, pertaining to |