Where does “cute hoor” come from?
cute hoor (English) comes from English cute, from English acūte, from French aigu, from German akut, from Italian acuto, from Russian аку́т, from Spanish agudo, from Latin acūtus — sharp.
cute hoor (English): A shrewd scoundrel, especially in business or...
Definitions
- A shrewd scoundrel, especially in business or...
Ancestry of “cute hoor”, step by step
cute hoor traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English cute
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | cute | Possessing physical features, behaviors,... |
| 2 | English | acūte | Brief, quick, short |
| 3 | French | aigu | sharp, pointy; acute, keen, discerning; sharp,... |
| 4 | German | akut | acute; severe |
| 5 | Italian | acuto | acute; sharp; high-pitched, high, shrill |
| 6 | Russian | аку́т | acute accent |
| 7 | Spanish | agudo | sharp, pointed, acute; acute, sharp, witty, keen;... |
| 8 | Latin | acūtus | sharpened, made sharp, sharp, having been sharpened |
| 9 | Latin | acuō | to make pointed, sharpen, whet |
| 10 | Latin | acus | a needle, a pin; bodkin; bran, awn, chaff |
| 11 | Proto-Italic | akus | — |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂eḱus | — |
| 13 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂eḱ- | sharp |
via English whore
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | whore | Synonym of prostitute: a person who offers... |
| 2 | Middle English | hore | A whore; A people who are morally transgressive;... |
| 3 | Old English | hōre | whore |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | hōrǭ | whore, adulteress |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | kéh₂ros | loved; dear |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | keh₂- | to desire, wish |