Where does “wackyparse” come from?
wackyparse (English) comes from English wacky, from English -y, from Middle English -y, from Old English -iġ, from Proto-West Germanic -g, from Proto-Germanic -gaz, from Proto-Indo-European -ḱos — -y, -ic.
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Ancestry of “wackyparse”, step by step
wackyparse traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English wacky
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | wacky | zany; eccentric; Alternative form of wacke |
| 2 | English | -y | Added to nouns and adjectives to form adjectives... |
| 3 | Middle English | -y | Designates an adjective, in many cases formed by... |
| 4 | Old English | -iġ | -y, -ic |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | -g | Forms adjectives from nouns and verbs with a... |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | -gaz | -y |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | -ḱos | -y, -ic |
via English parse
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | parse | To resolve into its elements, pointing out the... |
| 2 | Middle English | pars | parts, shares; parts of speech, grammar |
| 3 | Old French | pars | — |
| 4 | Latin | pars | part, side, piece, share; some; faction |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | per- | before, in front; first; to go through |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | pr̥tós | passed , crossed |