-y

Middle English

suffix
Definitions
  • Designates an adjective, in many cases formed by being appended to a noun.

Etymology

Inherited from Old English -ig inherited from Proto-Germanic *-īgaz (-ic, -y) inherited from Proto-Indo-European *-kos (typical of, pertaining to, suffix forming adjectives denoting the characteristic of, suffix forming adjectives denoting characteristic of).

Origin

Proto-Indo-European

*-kos

Gloss

typical of, pertaining to, suffix forming adjectives denoting the characteristic of, suffix forming adjectives denoting characteristic of

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