Where does “χάπι εντ” come from?
χάπι εντ (Greek) comes from English happy ending, from English ending, from Middle English ending, from Middle English endyng, from Old English endung, from Old English endian, from Proto-Germanic andijōną, from Proto-Germanic andijaz — on, onto.
χάπι εντ (Greek): happy end, happy ending
Definitions
- happy end, happy ending
Ancestry of “χάπι εντ”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | happy ending | A clichéd conclusion in which all loose ends are... |
| 2 | English | ending | A termination or conclusion; The last part of... |
| 3 | Middle English | ending | Alternative form of endyng |
| 4 | Middle English | endyng | An ending, termination, or conclusion;... |
| 5 | Old English | endung | ending |
| 6 | Old English | endian | to end, make an end of; to finish, complete; to... |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | andijōną | to end, bring to an end, finish |
| 8 | Proto-Germanic | andijaz | end |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂entíos | front; forehead |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂ent- | face; forehead; front |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂en- | on, onto |