Etymology

heavenish

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Today it means: Pertaining to or characteristic of the sidereal heavens. Full definition →

Middle English hevenish ← Old English heofonisċ
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  1. Old English · inherited fromheofonisċ“heavenly”
  2. Middle English · inherited fromhevenish
  3. English todayheavenish

From Middle English hevenish, from Old English heofonisċ (“heavenly”), equivalent to heaven + -ish.

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