Where does “quippish” come from?
quippish (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.
quippish (English): joky; quippy
Definitions
- joky; quippy
Ancestry of “quippish”, step by step
quippish 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 ish
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | ish | Pronunciation spelling of is; somewhat,... |
| 2 | English | -ish | Typical of, similar to, being like; Somewhat,... |
| 3 | Middle English | -ish | Alternative form of -yssh |
| 4 | Old English | -isċ | -ish |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | -isk | Creates adjectives from nouns |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | -iskaz | Forms adjectives from nouns with the sense of... |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | -iskos | Characteristic of, typical of, pertaining to |