Where does “outzany” come from?
outzany (English) comes from English zany, from Middle French zani, from Italian zanni, from Italian Zanni, from Italian Giovanni, from Latin Iōhannēs, from Latin Iōannēs, from Ancient Greek Ἰωάννης.
outzany (English): To exceed in buffoonery
Definitions
- To exceed in buffoonery
Ancestry of “outzany”, step by step
outzany traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English zany
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | zany | Unusual and awkward in a funny, comical manner;... |
| 2 | Middle French | zani | — |
| 3 | Italian | zanni | A character type representing a servant who is... |
| 4 | Italian | Zanni | a character type representing a servant who is either an astute trickster or a silly jester |
| 5 | Italian | Giovanni | John |
| 6 | Latin | Iōhannēs | — |
| 7 | Latin | Iōannēs | John biblical persons |
| 8 | Ancient Greek | Ἰωάννης | — |
| 9 | Hebrew | יוחנן | Yahweh is gracious |
| 10 | Hebrew | חנון | gracious, merciful, compassionate; passive... |
| 11 | Moroccan Arabic | خنونة | mucus, snot |
| 12 | Arabic | خُنَّة | — |