Where does “kitty-come-down-the-lane-jump-up-and-kiss-me” come from?
kitty-come-down-the-lane-jump-up-and-kiss-me (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.
kitty-come-down-the-lane-jump-up-and-kiss-me (English): A flowering plant of the species Arum maculatum
Definitions
- A flowering plant of the species Arum maculatum
Ancestry of “kitty-come-down-the-lane-jump-up-and-kiss-me”, step by step
kitty-come-down-the-lane-jump-up-and-kiss-me traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.
via English KISS
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | KISS | Acronym of keep it simple, stupid; The KISS... |
| 2 | Middle English | kissen | to kiss |
| 3 | Old English | cyssan | to kiss |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | *kussijan | to kiss |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | kussijaną | to kiss |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | -janą | Derives denominatives from nouns and factitives... |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | -yéti | Creates intransitive, often deponent,... |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | yé- | — |
| 9 | Chichewa | iye | he, she |
via English Kitty
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | Kitty | A jail, a prison; also, a lockup |
| 2 | English | kit | A circular wooden vessel, made of hooped staves;... |
| 3 | Middle English | kyt | — |
| 4 | German | kitt | putty certain kinds of cement used for fixing e.g. window panes |
| 5 | Old High German | kuti | — |
| 6 | Proto-West Germanic | kwidu | gum, resin |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | kweduz | resin |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | gʷet- | resin, gum; to say, speak |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | gū- | to bend; curve; arch; vault; to bow, bend, arch,... |
via English AND
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | AND | Alternative form of ∧, the conjunction operator;... |
| 2 | Middle English | and | and, and then; however, yet, but, though. while;... |
| 3 | Old English | and | and; even; also |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | andi | in addition, furthermore, and |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂énti | opposite; near; in front |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂énts | forehead; front |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂ent- | face; forehead; front |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂en- | on, onto |