Where does “pleased as Punch” come from?
pleased as Punch (English) comes from English Punch, from English puncheon, from Middle English punchoun, from Old French ponchon, from Latin punctiō, from Latin -tiō, from Latin dissertātiō, from Latin dissertus — small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble.
pleased as Punch (English): Pleased with one's actions or achievements
Definitions
- Pleased with one's actions or achievements
Ancestry of “pleased as Punch”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | Punch | A glove puppet who is the main character used in a Punch and Judy show |
| 2 | English | puncheon | A figured stamp, die, or punch, used by... |
| 3 | Middle English | punchoun | — |
| 4 | Old French | ponchon | puncheon |
| 5 | Latin | punctiō | puncture, pricking |
| 6 | Latin | -tiō | tion, -ation, -ing |
| 7 | Latin | dissertātiō | (spoken) dissertation, discourse, disquisition |
| 8 | Latin | dissertus | arranged, disposed; explained |
| 9 | Latin | disserere | second-person singular future passive indicative... |
| 10 | Latin | dis- | asunder, apart, in two; reversal, removal;... |
| 11 | Latin | calceus | shoe |
| 12 | Latin | calx | limestone; chalk; the finish line |
| 13 | Ancient Greek | χάλιξ | small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble |