Etymology of the English word hanky
the English word
hankyderived from the English word
handkerchiefderived from the English word
kerchiefderived from the Old French word
cuevrechefderived from the Old French word
covrirderived from the Late Latin word
cooperire (cover wholly, completely, cover up)
using the Latin prefix
co-derived from the Latin prefix
com-derived from the Latin word
cum (with)
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*kom (near, with, together)
derived from the Latin word
operire (cover; bury; overspread)
derived from the Latin word
aperire (uncover, open, disclose)
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*wer-derived from the English word
handderived from the Proto-Germanic root
*khanduzusing the English suffix
-yderived from the Latin suffix
-iaderived from the Latin suffix
-iumUsage
Word found in Modern English
