Where does “nappyheaded” come from?
nappyheaded (English) comes from English nappyhead, from English nappy, from English NAP, from French napper, from French -er, from English -er, from Middle English -er, from Old French -er — he, she.
nappyheaded (English): Of a person, having kinky or tightly curled hair
Definitions
- Of a person, having kinky or tightly curled hair
Ancestry of “nappyheaded”, step by step
nappyheaded traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English nappyhead
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | nappyhead | The hair of a person of Negro/African descent |
| 2 | English | nappy | An absorbent garment worn by a baby who does not... |
| 3 | English | NAP | Acronym of non-aggression principle; Acronym of... |
| 4 | French | napper | to cover |
| 5 | French | -er | Forms infinitives of first-conjugation verbs |
| 6 | English | -er | A person or thing that does an action indicated... |
| 7 | Middle English | -er | agentive suffix; agent noun suffix |
| 8 | Old French | -er | Alternative form of -ier, verbal suffix;... |
| 9 | Latin | -āre | first conjugation |
| 10 | Proto-Italic | -āō | Forms primarily denominative verbs |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | -eh₂yéti | Creates iterative/ frequentative/ intensive... |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | -yéti | Creates intransitive, often deponent,... |
| 13 | Proto-Indo-European | yé- | — |
| 14 | Chichewa | iye | he, she |
via English ED
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | ED | Initialism of erectile dysfunction; Initialism of... |
| 2 | Japanese | エンディング | ending, especially of a broadcast or performance |
| 3 | English | ending | A termination or conclusion; The last part of... |
| 4 | Middle English | ending | Alternative form of endyng |
| 5 | Middle English | endyng | An ending, termination, or conclusion;... |
| 6 | Old English | endung | ending |
| 7 | Old English | endian | to end, make an end of; to finish, complete; to... |
| 8 | Proto-Germanic | andijōną | to end, bring to an end, finish |
| 9 | Proto-Germanic | andijaz | end |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂entíos | front; forehead |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂ent- | face; forehead; front |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂en- | on, onto |