Where does “sassiness” come from?
sassiness (English) comes from English sassy, from English sass, from English sauce, from Middle English sauce, from Old French sause, from Vulgar Latin salsa, from Latin salsus, from Latin sāl — salt.
sassiness (English): The quality of being sassy
Definitions
- The quality of being sassy
Ancestry of “sassiness”, step by step
sassiness traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English sassy
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | sassy | Bold and spirited, cheeky, impudent, saucy;... |
| 2 | English | sass | Backtalk, cheek, sarcasm; Vegetables used in... |
| 3 | English | sauce | A liquid condiment or accompaniment to food;... |
| 4 | Middle English | sauce | A sauce or gravy; a liquid condiment; A solution... |
| 5 | Old French | sause | sauce (condiment) |
| 6 | Vulgar Latin | salsa | nominative feminine singular of salsus;... |
| 7 | Latin | salsus | salty, briny; salted; witty |
| 8 | Latin | sāl | salt |
| 9 | Proto-Italic | sāls | salt |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | *sḗh₂l | salt |
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 |