Where does “crackpottery” come from?
crackpottery (English) comes from English crackpot, from English pot, from Middle English pot, from Old French pot, from Vulgar Latin pottum, from Frankish *pott, from Proto-Germanic puttaz, from Proto-Indo-European budn- — a kind of vessel; type of vessel; a type of...
crackpottery (English): The behaviour of a crackpot; madness
Definitions
- The behaviour of a crackpot; madness
Ancestry of “crackpottery”, step by step
crackpottery traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English crackpot
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | crackpot | An eccentric, crazy or foolish person. A "kook";... |
| 2 | English | pot | A flat-bottomed vessel used for cooking food;... |
| 3 | Middle English | pot | A pot; a circular receptacle or vessel; The top... |
| 4 | Old French | pot | pot; third-person singular present indicative of... |
| 5 | Vulgar Latin | pottum | — |
| 6 | Frankish | *pott | — |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | puttaz | pot, jar, tub |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | budn- | a kind of vessel; type of vessel; a type of... |
via English ery
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | ery | — |