Where does “wifestyle” come from?
wifestyle (English) comes from English lifestyle, from English Style, from English -oid, from Latin -oides, from Greek -ο, from Ancient Greek εἶδος, from Spanish -scopio, from Latin -scopium — to see, to look, to observe.
wifestyle (English): A woman's attitudes and behaviour within a...
Definitions
- A woman's attitudes and behaviour within a...
Ancestry of “wifestyle”, step by step
wifestyle traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English lifestyle
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | lifestyle | A style of living that reflects the attitudes and... |
| 2 | English | Style | pseudonym of {{w|Neil Strauss}} in the seduction... |
| 3 | English | -oid | Of similar form to, but not the same as. Having... |
| 4 | Latin | -oides | -like, -form |
| 5 | Greek | -ο | ending for accusative singular forms (eg δρόμος, ψήφος); and some vocative singular forms |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | εἶδος | That which is seen: form, image, shape;... |
| 7 | Spanish | -scopio | -scope |
| 8 | Latin | -scopium | — |
| 9 | Ancient Greek | σκοπέω | I look, look at, behold; I examine, inspect; 413... |
| 10 | Ancient Greek | σκοπός | watcher, lookout; protector, guardian; spy, scout |
| 11 | Ancient Greek | σκέπτομαι | I look at, examine; I examine, consider, think |
| 12 | Proto-Hellenic | sképťomai | to look at |
| 13 | Proto-Indo-European | spéḱyeti | to be looking at, to keep looking at |
| 14 | Proto-Indo-European | speḱ- | to see, to look, to observe |
via English wife
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | wife | A married woman, especially in relation to her... |
| 2 | Middle English | wyf | Alternative form of wif |
| 3 | Old English | wīf | wife; woman, female, lady, wife; female |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | wīb | woman; wife |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | wībą | woman; wife |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | gʰwíh₂bʰ- | shame, pudenda |