Where does “lipstick” come from?
Lipstick derives from English stick and Middle English lippe, from Old English sticca and Proto-Germanic lipjô, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European leb-.
lipstick (English): Makeup for the lips; A stick of this make-up; To...
Definitions
- Makeup for the lips; A stick of this make-up; To...
Ancestry of “lipstick”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | lip | Either of the two fleshy protrusions around the... |
| 2 | German | lippe | — |
| 3 | Yiddish | ליפּ | lip |
| 4 | Middle High German | lippe | — |
| 5 | Old High German | *lippa | — |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | *lippjō | — |
Words derived from “lipstick”