Where does “lollipopper” come from?
lollipopper (English) comes from English lollipop, from English lolly, from English LOL, from English content, from Middle English content, from Latin contentus, from Latin contineo, from Latin cōn- — resin.
lollipopper (English): A lollipop lady or lollipop man; a crossing guard who keeps cars away from children during their walk to and from school
Definitions
- A lollipop lady or lollipop man; a crossing guard who keeps cars away from children during their walk to and from school
Ancestry of “lollipopper”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | lollipop | An item of confectionery consisting of a piece of... |
| 2 | English | lolly | A piece of hard candy on a stick; a lollipop;... |
| 3 | English | LOL | Laughing out loud; Lots of laughs; Lots of love |
| 4 | English | content | satisfied; Satisfaction, contentment; pleasure;... |
| 5 | Middle English | content | — |
| 6 | Latin | contentus | stretched, strained, tense, tight, on the... |
| 7 | Latin | contineo | I hold or keep together/close, surround, contain;... |
| 8 | Latin | cōn- | Used in compounds to indicate a being or bringing together of several objects |
| 9 | Latin | cum | with, along with; at; -fold |
| 10 | Old Latin | com | Alternative form of cum |
| 11 | Proto-Italic | kom | with, along, at |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱóm | beside, near, by, with |
| 13 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱe | Deictic particle, here; Post-positional... |
| 14 | Middle English | kyt | — |
| 15 | German | kitt | putty certain kinds of cement used for fixing e.g. window panes |
| 16 | Old High German | kuti | — |
| 17 | Proto-West Germanic | kwidu | gum, resin |
| 18 | Proto-Germanic | kweduz | resin |