Where does “gigglepuss” come from?
gigglepuss (English) comes from English puss, from Middle High German pūse, from Middle French pause, from Latin pausa, from Ancient Greek παῦσις, from Ancient Greek -σῐς, from Ancient Greek -τις, from Proto-Indo-European -tis — Derives abstract/action nouns from verb roots.
gigglepuss (English): A giggly person
Definitions
- A giggly person
Ancestry of “gigglepuss”, step by step
gigglepuss traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English puss
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | puss | A cat; A girl or young woman, or any child; A... |
| 2 | Middle High German | pūse | — |
| 3 | Middle French | pause | pause (brief cessation) |
| 4 | Latin | pausa | a pause, halt, stop, cessation, end |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | παῦσις | stopping, ceasing |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | -σῐς | "suffix forming nouns" |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | -τις | retained after dentals |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | -tis | Derives abstract/action nouns from verb roots |
via English giggle
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | giggle | To laugh gently or in a high-pitched voice; to... |