Etymology

blacky

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Today it means: A black person. Full definition →

English black ← Middle English blak ← Old English blæc
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blacky · noun1

  1. Proto-Germanic*blakaz
  2. Proto-West Germanic*blak
  3. Old Englishblæc
  4. Middle Englishblak
  5. Englishblack
  6. English todayblacky

From black + -y (diminutive suffix).

Blacky · proper noun2

From Black + -y.

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