Where does “mugware” come from?

mugware (English) comes from English mug, from English motherfucker, from English fucker, from English -er, from Middle English -er, from Old French -er, from Latin -āre, from Proto-Italic -āō — he, she.

mugware (English): Mugs collectively

Definitions

  1. Mugs collectively

Ancestry of “mugware”, step by step

mugware traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English mug

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishmugEasily fooled, gullible; A large cup for hot...
2EnglishmotherfuckerAn extremely contemptible or mean person; Any...
3EnglishfuckerAn undesirable person; The object of some effort;...
4English-erA person or thing that does an action indicated...
5Middle English-eragentive suffix; agent noun suffix
6Old French-erAlternative form of -ier, verbal suffix;...
7Latin-ārefirst conjugation
8Proto-Italic-āōForms primarily denominative verbs
9Proto-Indo-European-eh₂yétiCreates iterative/ frequentative/ intensive...
10Proto-Indo-European-yétiCreates intransitive, often deponent,...
11Proto-Indo-Europeanyé-
12Chichewaiyehe, she

via English Ware

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishWareA placename
2Middle EnglishwareAlternative form of veir; Alternative form of...
3Old Englishwærcautious, on guard, watching out for something;...
4Proto-West Germanicwārtrue, reliable
5Proto-Germanicwēraztrue; reliable; friendly; kind
6Proto-Indo-EuropeanwiHrósman; husband; warrior, hero
7Proto-Indo-Europeanweyh₁-to chase, pursue; to suppress, persecute
Every word from Chichewa iyeEvery word from English -erEvery word from Proto-Indo-European -yéti
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