Where does “frathole” come from?
frathole (English) comes from English frat, from English fraternity, from Old French fraternité, from Latin frāternitās, from Latin frāternus, from French -iser, from Old French -iser, from Latin -izo — he, she.
frathole (English): An obnoxious frat boy
Definitions
- An obnoxious frat boy
Ancestry of “frathole”, step by step
frathole traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English frat
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | frat | Shortened form of fraternity, college... |
| 2 | English | fraternity | The quality of being brothers or brotherly;... |
| 3 | Old French | fraternité | brotherhood; fraternity |
| 4 | Latin | frāternitās | brotherhood |
| 5 | Latin | frāternus | brotherly, fraternal |
| 6 | French | -iser | -ise/-ize |
| 7 | Old French | -iser | -ize |
| 8 | Latin | -izo | Used to form verbs from nouns and adjectives |
| 9 | Ancient Greek | -ίζειν | present active infinitive of -ίζω; -ize |
| 10 | Ancient Greek | -ίζω | Used to form verbs from nouns, adjectives and... |
| 11 | Proto-Hellenic | -íďďō | — |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | -idyéti | — |
| 13 | Proto-Indo-European | -yéti | Creates intransitive, often deponent,... |
| 14 | Proto-Indo-European | yé- | — |
| 15 | Chichewa | iye | he, she |
via English asshole
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | asshole | The anus; A jerk; an inappropriately or... |
| 2 | English | Ash | The Egyptian god of oases |
| 3 | Middle English | asshe | ashes; The remnants of a lifeform; The matter... |
| 4 | Old English | æsc | ash tree; spear; ship |
| 5 | Old English | æsċ | ash tree; ash, spear, lance, ship |
| 6 | Old English | trēo | — |
| 7 | Proto-West Germanic | treu | tree; wood |
| 8 | Proto-Germanic | trewą | tree |
| 9 | English | doru | Alternative form of dory |
| 10 | Ancient Greek | δόρυ | wood, tree, stem; spear shaft, spear, lance,... |
| 11 | Proto-Hellenic | dóru | tree |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | dóru | tree |
| 13 | Proto-Indo-European | drew- | hard, firm, strong, solid; hard, fast; tree |