Where does “motherfuckery” come from?
motherfuckery (English) comes from English fuckery, from English -ery, from French -erie, from Old French -erie, from Old French -ie, from Latin -ia, from Latin -ius, from Proto-Italic -jōs — Creates adjectives from noun or verb stems.
motherfuckery (English): nonsense; foolery
Definitions
- nonsense; foolery
Ancestry of “motherfuckery”, step by step
motherfuckery traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English fuckery
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | fuckery | That which is fucked up; A brothel; Sexual... |
| 2 | English | -ery | Added to nouns to form other nouns meaning the... |
| 3 | French | -erie | denoting a shop selling a certain product;... |
| 4 | Old French | -erie | used to form feminine nouns |
| 5 | Old French | -ie | indicates a feminine noun, often an abstract one |
| 6 | Latin | -ia | Used to form a feminine abstract noun, usually... |
| 7 | Latin | -ius | forming adjectives from nouns; nominative neuter... |
| 8 | Proto-Italic | -jōs | Forms comparative adjectives |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | -yós | Creates adjectives from noun or verb stems |
via English motherfucker
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | motherfucker | An extremely contemptible or mean person; Any... |
| 2 | English | fucker | An undesirable person; The object of some effort;... |
| 3 | English | -er | A person or thing that does an action indicated... |
| 4 | Middle English | -er | agentive suffix; agent noun suffix |
| 5 | Old French | -er | Alternative form of -ier, verbal suffix;... |
| 6 | Latin | -āre | first conjugation |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | -āō | Forms primarily denominative verbs |