Where does “baisemains” come from?
baisemains (English) comes from French baisemains, from French baiser, from Middle French baiser, from Old French baisier, from Latin bāsiō, from Latin -ō, from Proto-Indo-European -ō — Derives nouns from roots.
baisemains (English): respects; compliments
Definitions
- respects; compliments
Ancestry of “baisemains”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | French | baisemains | plural of baisemain |
| 2 | French | baiser | kiss; to kiss; to fuck, screw |
| 3 | Middle French | baiser | to kiss; a kiss |
| 4 | Old French | baisier | to kiss; a kiss |
| 5 | Latin | bāsiō | to kiss |
| 6 | Latin | -ō | suffixed to nouns or adjectives. Originally a-stem nouns. Later extended to nouns with other stems. Forms regular first-conjugation verbs |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | -ō | Derives nouns from roots |