| 【busy】 is a [English Root word(stem)] from the Old English word(s) "bisig," and "bisgian." It carries the basic meaning of "busy." |
[English words in the top 5000 most frequently used containing the root "busy"]
business ****[208] Business is work relating to the production, buying, and selling of goods or services.
businessman ***[3129] A businessman is a man who works in business.
busy ****[1286] When you are busy, you are working hard or concentrating on a task, so that you are not free to do anything else.
[WORD ROOT]root busy
[VARIATIONS OF ROOT] busi, busy
[ETYMOLOGY]root (Old English) bisig, bisgian
[MEANING]root busy
【DETAILs OF ORIGIN(ETYMOLOGY】
- 【Old English】 bisig careful, anxious
- 【Old English】 bisgian attend to, be concerned with, be diligent
Please see the Word information in detail as follows;
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business ★★★★[208] noun from busy
【DEFINITION】 Business is work relating to the production, buying, and selling of goods or services.
【pl.】 businesses
【SYNONYM】 trade, commerce, affair
【ROOTs】 ⑴ busi(busy); busy ⑵ ness; noun suffix
【Etymology】 《Old English bisig》 careful, anxious
【First Known Meaning】 care, anxiety, occupation
【DERIVATIVEs】 busily, busy, business
businessman ★★★[3129] noun from businessman 〈 man
【DEFINITION】 A businessman is a man who works in business.
【pl.】 businessmen
【COMPOSITION】 business + man
【ROOTs】 ⑴ busi(busy); busy ⑵ ness; noun suffix ⑶ man; human being, person
【Etymology】 《Old English mann》 human being, person male or female; brave man, hero
busy ★★★★[1286] adjective from busy
【DEFINITION】 When you are busy, you are working hard or concentrating on a task, so that you are not free to do anything else.
【VARIATIONs】 비교; busy < busier < busiest
【SYNONYM】 engaged
【ROOTs】 busy; busy
【Etymology】 《Old English bisig》 careful, anxious
【First Known Meaning】 careful, anxious
【DERIVATIVEs】 busily, busy, business
Other words containing "busy"; busily, businesswoman
(※ 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; 】
burn
bull
build
broad
brev-
break
bore
book
bal-, bel-, bol-
body
