Where does “junkie” come from?
Junkie derives from English junk with the suffix -y, from Latin iuncus meaning rush or reed, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European -kos.
junkie (English): A narcotics addict, especially a heroin user; An...
Definitions
- A narcotics addict, especially a heroin user; An...
Ancestry of “junkie”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | junk | Discarded or waste material; rubbish, trash,... |
| 2 | Portuguese | junco | reed, rush; junk |
| 3 | Arabic | جُنْك | — |
| 4 | Malay | jong | Jong (a Javanese-Malay cargo and passenger ship) |
| 5 | Javanese | djong | — |
| 6 | Javanese | ꦗꦺꦴꦁ | umbrella |
| 7 | Kawi | joṅ | — |
| 8 | Proto-Mon-Khmer | *d₂luuŋ | boat |
Words derived from “junkie”