Where does “vugly” come from?
vugly (English) comes from English very, from Middle English verray, from Old French verai, from Late Latin vērāgus, from Latin vērāx, from Latin -āx, from Latin -ium, from Latin -ius — Creates adjectives from noun or verb stems.
vugly (English): Extremely ugly
Definitions
- Extremely ugly
Ancestry of “vugly”, step by step
vugly traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English very
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | very | True, real, actual; The same; identical; With... |
| 2 | Middle English | verray | true, correct, factual, authentic, real; precise,... |
| 3 | Old French | verai | real; genuine |
| 4 | Late Latin | vērāgus | — |
| 5 | Latin | vērāx | truthful |
| 6 | Latin | -āx | ish, -y |
| 7 | Latin | -ium | Suffix used to form abstract nouns, sometimes... |
| 8 | Latin | -ius | forming adjectives from nouns; nominative neuter... |
| 9 | Proto-Italic | -jōs | Forms comparative adjectives |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | -yós | Creates adjectives from noun or verb stems |
via English ugly
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | ugly | Displeasing to the eye; not aesthetically... |
| 2 | Middle English | ugly | — |
| 3 | Old Norse | uggligr | feared; doubtful, questionable |
| 4 | Old Norse | -ligr | suffix used to create adjectives, having the... |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | -līkaz | -like, -ly |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | līką | body; corpse, dead body; leech-line, bolt-rope |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | leyǵ- | to bind, tie |