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Where does “hunchback” come from?

hunchback (English) comes from English hunchbacked, from English backed, from English back, from French bac, from French baccalauréat, from Medieval Latin baccalaureatus, from Latin baccalaureus, from Latin laurea — forming adjectives from nouns; nominative neuter...

hunchback (English): One who is stooped or hunched over; A deformed...

Definitions

  1. One who is stooped or hunched over; A deformed...

Ancestry of “hunchback”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishhunchbackedHaving an abnormally curved or hunched back
2Englishbackedsimple past tense and past participle of back;...
3EnglishbackNear the rear; Not current; Far from the main...
4Frenchbacferry; vat; high school exit exam in France; A...
5Frenchbaccalauréatbaccalaureat; bachelor's degree
6Medieval Latinbaccalaureatusbachelor's degree
7Latinbaccalaureusbachelor
8Latinlaurealaurel, bay tree; crown, wreath or branch of...
9Latinlauruslaurel tree; laurels; a crown of laurel
10English-aceousOf, relating to, resembling or containing the...
11Latin-āceus—
12Latin-āx—
13Latin-iumSuffix used to form abstract nouns, sometimes...
14Latin-iusforming adjectives from nouns; nominative neuter...

Words derived from “hunchback”

  • hunchbacked
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