Where does “wavy” come from?

Wavy derives from Middle English -y, Middle French -ie, Latin -ia, Latin -ivus, Latin -ia, Proto-Indo-European -kos, and Proto-Indo-European -kos, forming an adjective suffix chain with origins in Indo-European.

wavy (English): rising or swelling in waves; Full of waves;...

Definitions

  1. rising or swelling in waves; Full of waves;...

Ancestry of “wavy”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishwaveTo move back and forth repeatedly and somewhat...
2Middle EnglishwaweA wave; Any sort of flowing or spurting motion;...
3Old Englishwǣġa weight; a tool for weighing, balance, scale
4Proto-Germanicwēgazwave; sea
5Proto-Indo-Europeanweǵʰ-to bring; to transport

Words derived from “wavy

Every word from Proto-Indo-European weǵʰ-