Where does “arse-kisser” come from?
arse-kisser (English) comes from English kisser, from English KISS, from Middle English kissen, from Old English cyssan, from Proto-West Germanic *kussijan, from Proto-Germanic kussijaną, from Proto-Germanic -janą, from Proto-Indo-European -yéti — he, she.
arse-kisser (English): A sycophant
Definitions
- A sycophant
Ancestry of “arse-kisser”, step by step
arse-kisser traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English kisser
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | kisser | One who kisses; Mouth; Face |
| 2 | English | KISS | Acronym of keep it simple, stupid; The KISS... |
| 3 | Middle English | kissen | to kiss |
| 4 | Old English | cyssan | to kiss |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | *kussijan | to kiss |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | kussijaną | to kiss |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | -janą | Derives denominatives from nouns and factitives... |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | -yéti | Creates intransitive, often deponent,... |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | yé- | — |
| 10 | Chichewa | iye | he, she |
via English arse
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | arse | The buttocks or more specifically, the anus; A... |
| 2 | Middle English | ars | arse, anus; bottom, buttocks; plural of art |
| 3 | Old French | arz | — |
| 4 | Latin | artes | second-person singular present active subjunctive... |
| 5 | Latin | ars | art; skill, craft, handicraft, trade, power |
| 6 | Proto-Italic | artis | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂értis | fitting |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂er- | to fit, to fix, to put together |