Where does “doxy” come from?
doxy (English) comes from Middle Dutch doketje, from Middle Dutch docke, from Italian doccia, from Italian doccione, from Latin ductiō, from Latin -tiō, from Latin dissertātiō, from Latin dissertus — small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble.
doxy (English): A sweetheart; a prostitute or a mistress; A...
Definitions
- A sweetheart; a prostitute or a mistress; A...
Ancestry of “doxy”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Middle Dutch | doketje | — |
| 2 | Middle Dutch | docke | a doll; channel |
| 3 | Italian | doccia | shower; drainpipe; plaster cast |
| 4 | Italian | doccione | spout ; gargoyle |
| 5 | Latin | ductiō | — |
| 6 | Latin | -tiō | — |
| 7 | Latin | dissertātiō | — |
| 8 | Latin | dissertus | arranged, disposed; explained |
| 9 | Latin | disserere | second-person singular future passive indicative... |
| 10 | Latin | dis- | asunder, apart, in two; reversal, removal;... |
| 11 | Latin | calceus | shoe |
| 12 | Latin | calx | limestone; chalk; the finish line |
| 13 | Ancient Greek | χάλιξ | small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble |