Where does “unchummy” come from?
unchummy (English) comes from English chummy, from English chum, from English chambermate, from English maté, from Middle English mate, from Middle Low German māte, from Old Saxon gimato, from Proto-Germanic gamatjô — whale, sea monster; abyss.
unchummy (English): Not chummy
Definitions
- Not chummy
Ancestry of “unchummy”, step by step
unchummy traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English chummy
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | chummy | Friendly; on, or trying to be on, intimate terms;... |
| 2 | English | chum | A friend; a pal; A roommate, especially in a... |
| 3 | English | chambermate | One who shares a chamber or room |
| 4 | English | maté | An evergreen tree, Ilex paraquariensis, native to... |
| 5 | Middle English | mate | mate companion, comrade |
| 6 | Middle Low German | māte | — |
| 7 | Old Saxon | gimato | — |
| 8 | Proto-Germanic | gamatjô | — |
| 9 | Proto-Germanic | ga- | Indicates association or togetherness; co-;... |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱóm | beside, near, by, with |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱe | Deictic particle, here; Post-positional... |
| 12 | Middle English | kyt | — |
| 13 | Russian | кит | whale; genitive plural of ки́та |
| 14 | Old Church Slavonic | китъ | whale |
| 15 | Ancient Greek | κῆτος | whale, sea monster; abyss |
via English un
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | un | One |