Where does “catsupless” come from?
catsupless (English) comes from English catsup, from English ketchup, from Hainanese 膎汁, from Indonesian kecap, from Hokkien 膎汁.
Ancestry of “catsupless”, step by step
catsupless traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English catsup
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | English | catsup | Alternative form of ketchup |
| 2 | English | ketchup | A tomato-vinegar-based sauce, sometimes... |
| 3 | Hainanese | 膎汁 | — |
| 4 | Indonesian | kecap | soy sauce; sound of tongue smacking |
| 5 | Hokkien | 膎汁 | — |
via English less
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | English | less | To a smaller extent or degree; comparative form... |
| 2 | Middle English | les | false; lying; deceptive; falsehood; a lie |
| 3 | Old English | lēas | false, lax; false, void, loose; devoid of, loose... |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | *laus | — |