Where does “hiccupy” come from?
hiccupy (English) comes from English hiccup, from English hickock, from English Hick, from English Richard, from Middle English Rycharde, from Old French Richard, from Medieval Latin Richardus, from Frankish Rīkahard — to straighten, to right oneself; right; just.
hiccupy (English): Characterised by hiccups
Definitions
- Characterised by hiccups
Ancestry of “hiccupy”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | hiccup | A spasm of the diaphragm, or the resulting sound;... |
| 2 | English | hickock | A hiccup |
| 3 | English | Hick | pet form of Richard |
| 4 | English | Richard | A turd |
| 5 | Middle English | Rycharde | — |
| 6 | Old French | Richard | — |
| 7 | Medieval Latin | Richardus | — |
| 8 | Frankish | Rīkahard | — |
| 9 | Proto-Germanic | Rīkaharduz | A male given name |
| 10 | Proto-Germanic | rīks | king, ruler |
| 11 | Proto-Celtic | rīxs | king |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | h₃rḗǵs | king, ruler |
| 13 | Proto-Indo-European | h₃reǵ- | to straighten, to right oneself; right; just |