Where does “quippishness” come from?
quippishness (English) comes from English quippish, 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 — interrogative base.
quippishness (English): The quality of being quippish
Definitions
- The quality of being quippish
Ancestry of “quippishness”, step by step
quippishness traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English quippish
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | quippish | joky; quippy |
| 2 | English | quip | A smart, sarcastic turn or jest; a taunt; a... |
| 3 | Latin | quippe | surely, certainly, by all means; indeed, in fact,... |
| 4 | Latin | quidpe | — |
| 5 | Latin | quid | neuter nominative/accusative singular of quis;... |
| 6 | Proto-Italic | kʷid | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | kʷíd | neuter nominative/accusative singular of *kʷís |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | kʷís | who, what; who, which, that; which, what |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | kʷi- | interrogative base |
via English Ness
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | Ness | An Ulster princess and the mother of Conchobar mac Nessa and Findchoem in the Ulster Cycle of Irish mythology. Daughter of Eochaid Sálbuide. Also the mother of Cormac Cond Longas by incest with Conchobar mac Nessa |
| 2 | Middle English | nesse | — |
| 3 | Old English | næs | not, not at all; not; first/third-person singular... |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | nasją | foothill; headland; cape |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | néh₂s | nose |