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Where does “kissogram” come from?

kissogram (English) comes from English KISS, 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, from Proto-Indo-European yé- — he, she.

kissogram (English): A message delivered along with a kiss, usually...

Definitions

  1. A message delivered along with a kiss, usually...

Ancestry of “kissogram”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishKISSAcronym of keep it simple, stupid; The KISS...
2Middle Englishkissen—
3Old Englishcyssanto kiss
4Proto-West Germanic*kussijan—
5Proto-Germanickussijanąto kiss
6Proto-Germanic-janąDerives denominatives from nouns and factitives...
7Proto-Indo-European-yétiCreates intransitive, often deponent,...
8Proto-Indo-Europeanyé-—
9Chichewaiyehe, she
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