Where does “blowjob” come from?
blowjob (English) comes from English Job, from Latin Iob, from Latin iuppiter, from Proto-Italic djous patēr, from Proto-Italic *djous, from Proto-Indo-European dyḗws, from Proto-Indo-European dyéws, from Proto-Indo-European dyew- — to be bright; sky, heaven.
blowjob (English): An act of fellatio, or sucking a penis or other...
Definitions
- An act of fellatio, or sucking a penis or other...
Ancestry of “blowjob”, step by step
blowjob traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English Job
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | Job | A person who shows remarkable patience |
| 2 | Latin | Iob | Job |
| 3 | Latin | iuppiter | Jupiter god of the sky and ruler of the Roman pantheon |
| 4 | Proto-Italic | djous patēr | Jupiter |
| 5 | Proto-Italic | *djous | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | dyḗws | sky, heaven; sky god |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | dyéws | sky, heaven |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | dyew- | to be bright; sky, heaven |
via English blow off
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | blow off | To pass gas; to break wind, to fart; To vent,... |