-sy

The Concise Oxford Dictionary of English Etymology | 1996 | 130 words | Copyright

-sy terminal el. of uncert. orig.; in hypocoristic and trivial use, e.g. tricksy (XVI), flimsy (XVIII). tipsy (XVI), tootsy (XIX).

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