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Where does “bisiġnes” come from?

bisiġnes (Old English) comes from Old English -nes, from Proto-West Germanic -nassī, from Proto-Germanic -inassuz, from Proto-West Germanic -ī, from Proto-Germanic -į̄, from Proto-Indo-European -íh₂, from Proto-Indo-European -h₂ — Creates collective nouns, which refer to groups...

bisiġnes (Old English): business, busyness

Definitions

  1. business, busyness

Ancestry of “bisiġnes”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old English-nesUsed to form abstract nouns, usually from...
2Proto-West Germanic-nassīUsed to form abstract nouns, usually from...
3Proto-Germanic-inassuz-ness
4Proto-West Germanic-ī-ness, -th
5Proto-Germanic-į̄-th
6Proto-Indo-European-íh₂—
7Proto-Indo-European-h₂Creates collective nouns, which refer to groups...

Words derived from “bisiġnes”

  • business
  • businessman
  • businesslike
  • pidgin
  • agribusiness
  • businesswoman
  • businessperson
  • nonbusiness
  • unbusinesslike
  • probusiness
  • multibusiness
  • pidginization
  • showbusiness
  • antibusiness
  • microbusiness
  • businesswise
  • businessy
  • businesswear
  • businessfolk
  • megabusiness
  • prebusiness
  • pidginize
  • agribusinessman
  • businesswide
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