Where does “quippet” come from?
quippet (English) comes from English quip, from Latin quippe, from Latin quidpe, from Latin quid, from Proto-Italic kʷid, from Proto-Indo-European kʷíd, from Proto-Indo-European kʷís, from Proto-Indo-European kʷi- — interrogative base.
quippet (English): A little quip; a minor amusing remark
Definitions
- A little quip; a minor amusing remark
Ancestry of “quippet”, step by step
quippet traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English quip
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | quip | A smart, sarcastic turn or jest; a taunt; a... |
| 2 | Latin | quippe | surely, certainly, by all means; indeed, in fact,... |
| 3 | Latin | quidpe | — |
| 4 | Latin | quid | neuter nominative/accusative singular of quis;... |
| 5 | Proto-Italic | kʷid | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | kʷíd | neuter nominative/accusative singular of *kʷís |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | kʷís | who, what; who, which, that; which, what |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | kʷi- | interrogative base |
via English et
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | et | and; simple past tense and past participle of eat |
| 2 | Middle English | et | — |
| 3 | Old English | æt | eating; at a certain place; at a certain time |
| 4 | Proto-Turkic | āt | name |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | ētą | the act of eating; food |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | etaną | to eat |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁édti | to eat |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁ed- | to eat |