Etymograph

English

safeish

From safe + -ish.

Formed from safe + -ish

Proto-Indo-European *solh₂- ‘whole’

Proto-Italic *salawos ‘whole’

Latin salvus ‘whole’

Old French sauf

Middle English sauf ‘Unaffected by or safe from injury’

English safe

Today it means

adj Somewhat safe.

Sources

Sources: Wiktionary, “safeish”. By Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0, via kaikki.org (dump of Oct 3 2026); text adapted and restructured. Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word. License.

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