[1595–1605; sky + -ey1]This word is first recorded in the period 1595–1605. Other words that entered Englishat around the same time include: Creole, condensation, density, posture, zero-ey is a native English suffix of adjectives meaning “characterized by or inclined to”the substance or action of the word or stem to which the suffix is attached. Otherwords that use the affix -ey include: gooey, jivey, jokey, spacey, wheyey