Where does “bonerbaiting” come from?
bonerbaiting (English) comes from English boner, from English -er, from Middle English -er, from Old French -er, from Latin -āre, from Proto-Italic -āō, from Proto-Indo-European -eh₂yéti, from Proto-Indo-European -yéti — he, she.
bonerbaiting (English): The act of exciting or encouraging someone to get an erection by saying or doing erotic or sexually arousing things
Definitions
- The act of exciting or encouraging someone to get an erection by saying or doing erotic or sexually arousing things
Ancestry of “bonerbaiting”, step by step
bonerbaiting traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English boner
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | boner | An erect penis; One who or that which bones; A... |
| 2 | English | -er | A person or thing that does an action indicated... |
| 3 | Middle English | -er | agentive suffix; agent noun suffix |
| 4 | Old French | -er | Alternative form of -ier, verbal suffix;... |
| 5 | Latin | -āre | first conjugation |
| 6 | Proto-Italic | -āō | Forms primarily denominative verbs |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | -eh₂yéti | Creates iterative/ frequentative/ intensive... |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | -yéti | Creates intransitive, often deponent,... |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | yé- | — |
| 10 | Chichewa | iye | he, she |
via English baiting
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | baiting | present participle of bait; A bloodsport... |
| 2 | English | bait | Any substance, especially food, used in catching... |
| 3 | Middle English | bayte | Bait or lure; objects used as a bait or lure;... |
| 4 | Old Norse | beita | to graze; to allow, let, make bite; to steer or... |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | baitō | That which is or can be bitten; food; bait |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰeyd- | to split |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰey- | bee |