Where does “asshatness” come from?
asshatness (English) comes from English asshat, from English ass, from Middle English asse, from Old English assa, from Old English assen, from Latin asinus, from Latin acinus, from Latin acies — sharp.
asshatness (English): The quality of being an asshat
Definitions
- The quality of being an asshat
Ancestry of “asshatness”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | asshat | An obnoxiously ignorant person; a fool |
| 2 | English | ass | Any of several species of horse-like animals,... |
| 3 | Middle English | asse | Alternative form of axen |
| 4 | Old English | assa | — |
| 5 | Old English | assen | she-ass |
| 6 | Latin | asinus | a donkey, an ass; an ass, an idiot, a dolt, a... |
| 7 | Latin | acinus | a berry, especially the grape; the seed of a... |
| 8 | Latin | acies | sharp edge or point; battle line; battle,... |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂eḱ- | sharp |