| 【way】 is a [English Root word(stem)] from the Old English word(s) "weg." It carries the basic meaning of "way." from PIE *wegh- "to go, move, transport in a vehicle" |
[English words in the top 5000 most frequently used containing the root "way"]
always ****[145] If you always do something, you do it whenever a particular situation occurs. If you always did something, you did it whenever a particular situation occurred.
anyway ****[1153] You use anyway or anyhow to indicate that a statement explains or supports a previous point.
away ****[166] If someone or something moves or is moved away from a place, they move or are moved so that they are no longer there. If you are away from a place, you are not in the place where people expect you to be.
highway ***[3103] A highway is a main road, especially one that connects towns or cities.
subway ☆[785] A subway is an underground railway.
way ****[55] The ways of a particular person or group of people are their customs or their usual behaviour.
[WORD ROOT]root way
[VARIATIONS OF ROOT] way
[ETYMOLOGY]root (Old English) weg
[MEANING]root way
【DETAILs OF ORIGIN(ETYMOLOGY】
- 【Old English】 weg road, path; course of travel; room, space, freedom of movement
Please see the Word information in detail as follows;
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always ★★★★[145] adverb from always 〈 way
【DEFINITION】 If you always do something, you do it whenever a particular situation occurs. If you always did something, you did it whenever a particular situation occurred.
【ROOTs】 ⑴ al(all); every, entire, fully ⑵ way; way ⑶ s; adv, suffix
【Etymology】 《Old English ealne weg》 all the time; quite, perpetually, (literally) all the way
【First Known Meaning】 all the time; quite, perpetually
anyway ★★★★[1153] adverb
【DEFINITION】 You use anyway or anyhow to indicate that a statement explains or supports a previous point.
【SYNONYM】 Anyhow, besides, at least
【COMPOSITION】 any + way
【ROOTs】 ⑴ an; one, an, a ⑵ y; adjective suffix ⑶ way; way
【Etymology】 《Old English weg》 road, path; course of travel; room, space, freedom of movement
away ★★★★[166] adverb from away 〈 way
【DEFINITION】 If someone or something moves or is moved away from a place, they move or are moved so that they are no longer there. If you are away from a place, you are not in the place where people expect you to be.
【SYNONYM】 absent, absent, savory, get stuck on, pole, absent
【ROOTs】 ⑴ a(on); on ⑵ way; way
【Etymology】 《Old English aweg》 [from onweg] away
【First Known Meaning】 on from this (that) place
highway ★★★[3103] noun from highway 〈 way
【DEFINITION】 A highway is a main road, especially one that connects towns or cities.
【COMPOSITION】 high + way
【ROOTs】 ⑴ high; high ⑵ way; way
【Etymology】 《Old English weg》 road, path; course of travel; room, space, freedom of movement
subway ☆[785] noun from subway 〈 way
【DEFINITION】 A subway is an underground railway.
【pl.】 subways
【SYNONYM】 underpass
【COMPOSITION】 sub + way
【ROOTs】 ⑴ sub; below ⑵ way; way
【Etymology】 《Old English weg》 road, path; course of travel; room, space, freedom of movement
way ★★★★[55] noun from way
【DEFINITION】 ① If you refer to a way of doing something, you are referring to how you can do it, for example the action you can take or the method you can use to achieve it.
② If you talk about the way someone does something, you are talking about the qualities their action has.
③ If a general statement or description is true in a particular way, this is the form of it that is true in a particular case.
【pl.】 ways
【SYNONYM】 respect, weigh, path
【ROOTs】 way; way
【Etymology】 《Old English weg》 road, path; course of travel; room, space, freedom of movement
【First Known Meaning】 road, path; course of travel; room, space, freedom of movement;
Other words containing "way"; crossways, fairway, faraway, freeway, leeway, passageway, underway
(※ Proto-Indo-European (PIE) is the theorized common ancestor of the Indo-European language family. Its proposed features have been derived by linguistic reconstruction from documented Indo-European languages.)
【OTHER ROOTs; 】
watch
ware
ward-
wait
wage
vov-, vot-
volve
vol
voc
viv-, vive
