Where does “kissing bug” come from?
kissing bug (English) comes from English kissing, from Middle English kissynge, from Middle English kissen, from Old English cyssan, from Proto-West Germanic *kussijan, from Proto-Germanic kussijaną, from Proto-Germanic -janą, from Proto-Indo-European -yéti — he, she.
kissing bug (English): Any of a number of haematophagous bugs belonging...
Definitions
- Any of a number of haematophagous bugs belonging...
Ancestry of “kissing bug”, step by step
kissing bug traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English kissing
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | kissing | present participle of kiss; That kisses; Just... |
| 2 | Middle English | kissynge | kiss action of kissing |
| 3 | Middle English | kissen | to kiss |
| 4 | Old English | cyssan | to kiss |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | *kussijan | to kiss |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | kussijaną | to kiss |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | -janą | Derives denominatives from nouns and factitives... |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | -yéti | Creates intransitive, often deponent,... |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | yé- | — |
| 10 | Chichewa | iye | he, she |