Where does “flippancy” come from?
Flippancy derives from English flippant, from English flip, from English fillip, ultimately tracing to Proto-Indo-European -h₂ through Ancient Greek -ία.
flippancy (English): A disrespectful levity or pertness especially in...
Definitions
- A disrespectful levity or pertness especially in...
Ancestry of “flippancy”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | -cy | Used to form nouns of state, condition or quality... |
| 2 | Anglo-Norman | -cie | — |
| 3 | Latin | -tia | office, rank |
| 4 | Latin | -ia | Used to form a feminine abstract noun, usually... |
| 5 | Latin | -ius | forming adjectives from nouns; nominative neuter... |
| 6 | Proto-Italic | -jōs | Forms comparative adjectives |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | -yós | Creates adjectives from noun or verb stems |