Where does “kidulthood” come from?
kidulthood (English) comes from English kidult, from English adult, from French adulte, from Latin adultus, from Latin adolesco, from Latin adoleō, from Latin ad-, from Latin īn- — in.
kidulthood (English): The state or condition of being a kidult
Definitions
- The state or condition of being a kidult
Ancestry of “kidulthood”, step by step
kidulthood traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English kidult
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | kidult | An adult who participates in youth culture and... |
| 2 | English | adult | A fully grown human or animal; A person who has... |
| 3 | French | adulte | adult |
| 4 | Latin | adultus | magnified or piled up with for sacrifice; burned,... |
| 5 | Latin | adolesco | I grow up, become an adult; I mature; I increase... |
| 6 | Latin | adoleō | to emit an odor, smell |
| 7 | Latin | ad- | to; usually prefixed to verbs, in which cases it... |
| 8 | Latin | īn- | un-, non-, not |
| 9 | Latin | în | in, at, on, upon, from (space) |
| 10 | Latin | en | lookǃ beholdǃ; reallyǃ?; come onǃ |
| 11 | Proto-Italic | en | in |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁én | in |
via English hood
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | hood | A covering for the head attached to a larger... |
| 2 | Middle English | hode | Alternative form of hoden; Alternative form of... |
| 3 | English | odd | Differing from what is usual, ordinary or... |
| 4 | Middle English | odde | inflection of od: ## weak singular ## strong/weak... |
| 5 | Old Norse | oddi | odd, third or additional number; triangle |
| 6 | Old Norse | -i | th |
| 7 | Latin | -ē | ly; used to form adverbs from adjectives |
| 8 | Latin | dis- | asunder, apart, in two; reversal, removal;... |
| 9 | Latin | calceus | shoe |
| 10 | Latin | calx | limestone; chalk; the finish line |
| 11 | Ancient Greek | χάλιξ | small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble |