Where does “lulzer” come from?
lulzer (English) comes from English lulz, from English LOL, from English content, from Middle English content, from Latin contentus, from Latin contineo, from Latin cōn-, from Latin cum — resin, gum; to say, speak.
lulzer (English): A laughable person who makes one "lulz" (alteration of lol)
Definitions
- A laughable person who makes one "lulz" (alteration of lol)
Ancestry of “lulzer”, step by step
lulzer traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English lulz
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | lulz | Fun; amusement; humor; especially schadenfreude |
| 2 | English | LOL | Laughing out loud; Lots of laughs; Lots of love |
| 3 | English | content | satisfied; Satisfaction, contentment; pleasure;... |
| 4 | Middle English | content | — |
| 5 | Latin | contentus | stretched, strained, tense, tight, on the... |
| 6 | Latin | contineo | I hold or keep together/close, surround, contain;... |
| 7 | Latin | cōn- | Used in compounds to indicate a being or bringing together of several objects |
| 8 | Latin | cum | with, along with; at; -fold |
| 9 | Old Latin | com | Alternative form of cum |
| 10 | Proto-Italic | kom | with, along, at |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱóm | beside, near, by, with |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱe | Deictic particle, here; Post-positional... |
| 13 | Middle English | kyt | — |
| 14 | German | kitt | putty certain kinds of cement used for fixing e.g. window panes |
| 15 | Old High German | kuti | — |
| 16 | Proto-West Germanic | kwidu | gum, resin |
| 17 | Proto-Germanic | kweduz | resin |
| 18 | Proto-Indo-European | gʷet- | resin, gum; to say, speak |
via English ER
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | ER | The statistic "Earned Run"; Initialism of... |
| 2 | Turkish | er | early; brave; man, male |
| 3 | Ottoman Turkish | ایر | saddle, a seat for a rider placed on the back of a horse or other animal |
| 4 | Old Anatolian Turkish | ایر | early, at a time in advance of the usual or expected event |
| 5 | Proto-Turkic | ēder | saddle |