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Where does “assling” come from?

assling (English) comes from English assle, from English -le, from Middle English -el, from Old French -el, from Latin -ellus, from Latin -ulus, from Proto-Italic -olos, from Proto-Italic -elos — Forms agent nouns from verbal roots.

assling (English): present participle of assle; The act of loafing...

Definitions

  1. present participle of assle; The act of loafing...

Ancestry of “assling”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishassleTo sit, move, or scoot about on one's ass; loaf;...
2English-leA frequentative suffix of verbs, indicating...
3Middle English-el—
4Old French-elSuffix that usually denotes a masculine noun
5Latin-ellusAlternative form of -ulus; "forming masculine...
6Latin-ulusUsed to form a diminutive of a noun, indicating...
7Proto-Italic-olos—
8Proto-Italic-elos—
9Proto-Indo-European-e-lós—
10Proto-Indo-European-lósForms agent nouns from verbal roots
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