Where does “ungrassy” come from?
ungrassy (English) comes from English grassy, from Middle English grasy, from Middle English gras, from Old English græs, from Proto-West Germanic gras, from Proto-Germanic grasą, from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰreh₁- — to become green, grow; to grow; to green, to grow.
ungrassy (English): Not grassy
Definitions
- Not grassy
Ancestry of “ungrassy”, step by step
ungrassy traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English grassy
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | grassy | Covered with grass; Resembling grass |
| 2 | Middle English | grasy | grassy |
| 3 | Middle English | gras | A grass; Any plant; especially a herbaceous one;... |
| 4 | Old English | græs | grass |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | gras | grass |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | grasą | grass |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵʰreh₁- | to become green, grow; to grow; to green, to grow |
via English un
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | un | One |