Where does “sanctimommy” come from?
sanctimommy (English) comes from English sanctimony, from Middle French sanctimonie, from Latin sānctimōnia, from Latin sānctus, from Latin Iacobus, from Ancient Greek Ἰάκωβος, from Ancient Greek Ἰακώβ, from Hebrew יַעֲקֹב — heel of the foot; heel.
sanctimommy (English): A mother who exhibits a superior attitude and...
Definitions
- A mother who exhibits a superior attitude and...
Ancestry of “sanctimommy”, step by step
sanctimommy traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English sanctimony
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | sanctimony | A hypocritical form of excessive piety,... |
| 2 | Middle French | sanctimonie | — |
| 3 | Latin | sānctimōnia | sanctity |
| 4 | Latin | sānctus | sacred, made inviolable, having been established as sacred |
| 5 | Latin | Iacobus | Jacob; James; Saint James |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | Ἰάκωβος | — |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | Ἰακώβ | Jacob |
| 8 | Hebrew | יַעֲקֹב | Jacob |
| 9 | Hebrew | עָקֵב | heel of the foot; heel |
via English mommy
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | mommy | Mother; To treat someone like a mother would; to... |
| 2 | English | -y | Added to nouns and adjectives to form adjectives... |
| 3 | Middle English | -y | Designates an adjective, in many cases formed by... |
| 4 | Old English | -iġ | -y, -ic |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | -g | Forms adjectives from nouns and verbs with a... |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | -gaz | -y |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | -ḱos | -y, -ic |