Where does “fruitie” come from?
fruitie (Finnish) comes from Finnish smoothie, from English smoothie, from English -ie, from English -y, from Middle English -y, from Old English -iġ, from Proto-West Germanic -g, from Proto-Germanic -gaz — -y, -ic.
fruitie (Finnish): A smoothie made only with fruit, berries, juices and ice, sometimes bran, but always without added sugar, yoghurt or any milky ingredient
Definitions
- A smoothie made only with fruit, berries, juices and ice, sometimes bran, but always without added sugar, yoghurt or any milky ingredient
Ancestry of “fruitie”, step by step
fruitie traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish smoothie
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | smoothie | smoothie beverage |
| 2 | English | smoothie | A smooth-talking person; A drink made from whole... |
| 3 | English | -ie | Forming diminutive or affectionate forms of nouns... |
| 4 | English | -y | Added to nouns and adjectives to form adjectives... |
| 5 | Middle English | -y | Designates an adjective, in many cases formed by... |
| 6 | Old English | -iġ | -y, -ic |
| 7 | Proto-West Germanic | -g | Forms adjectives from nouns and verbs with a... |
| 8 | Proto-Germanic | -gaz | -y |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | -ḱos | -y, -ic |
via Finnish fruit
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | fruit | — |