Where does “asshattish” come from?
asshattish (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.
asshattish (English): Like an asshat; obnoxiously foolish, rude, etc
Definitions
- Like an asshat; obnoxiously foolish, rude, etc
Ancestry of “asshattish”, step by step
asshattish traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English asshat
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | ass, donkey |
| 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 |
via English ish
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | ish | Pronunciation spelling of is; somewhat,... |
| 2 | English | -ish | Typical of, similar to, being like; Somewhat,... |
| 3 | Middle English | -ish | Alternative form of -yssh |
| 4 | Old English | -isċ | -ish |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | -isk | Creates adjectives from nouns |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | -iskaz | Forms adjectives from nouns with the sense of... |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | -iskos | Characteristic of, typical of, pertaining to |