Where does “momarazzi” come from?
momarazzi (English) comes from English mom, from English momma, from English mama, from Xhosa umama, from Proto-Bantu *mààmá.
momarazzi (English): A mother who takes an excessive amount of photos of her children
Definitions
- A mother who takes an excessive amount of photos of her children
Ancestry of “momarazzi”, step by step
momarazzi traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English mom
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | English | mom | mother; An adult female owner of a pet; To care... |
| 2 | English | momma | mother; A voluptuous woman; One's wife or... |
| 3 | English | mama | Mother, female parent |
| 4 | Xhosa | umama | mom, mother |
| 5 | Proto-Bantu | *mààmá | — |
via English paparazzi
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | English | paparazzi | A paparazzo; Paparazzi taken as a group; plural... |
| 2 | Italian | paparazzi | plural of paparazzo |
| 3 | Italian | paparazzo | paparazzo |