Where does “prissiness” come from?
prissiness (English) comes from English Prissy, from English precise, from Middle French précis, from Latin praecīsus, from Latin praecīdō, from Latin prae, from Proto-Italic prai, from Proto-Indo-European preh₂- — passed , crossed.
prissiness (English): The state or quality of being excessively prim or...
Definitions
- The state or quality of being excessively prim or...
Ancestry of “prissiness”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | Prissy | A diminutive of the female given name Priscilla |
| 2 | English | precise | exact, accurate; consistent, clustered close... |
| 3 | Middle French | précis | — |
| 4 | Latin | praecīsus | shortened, severed |
| 5 | Latin | praecīdō | to cut off in front or through; shorten; sever, separate |
| 6 | Latin | prae | before; in front; in front of |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | prai | before; in front of |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | preh₂- | before, in front |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | per- | before, in front; first; to go through |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | pr̥tós | passed , crossed |