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Where does “foppery” come from?

Foppery comes from Middle English foppe, from Anglo-Norman -erie, from Latin -arius, from Proto-Indo-European -yós.

foppery (English): The dress or actions of a fop; Stupidity

Definitions

  1. The dress or actions of a fop; Stupidity

Ancestry of “foppery”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1English-eryAdded to nouns to form other nouns meaning the...
2French-eriedenoting a shop selling a certain product;...
3Old French-erieused to form feminine nouns
4Old French-ieindicates a feminine noun, often an abstract one
5Latin-iaUsed to form a feminine abstract noun, usually...
6Latin-iusforming adjectives from nouns; nominative neuter...
7Proto-Italic-jōsForms comparative adjectives
8Proto-Indo-European-yósCreates adjectives from noun or verb stems
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