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