Where does “sassy” come from?
Sassy is derived from English sauce with the Middle English suffix -y, from Middle French -ie and Latin -ia ultimately tracing back through Latin -ivus and Proto-Indo-European -kos.
sassy (English): Bold and spirited, cheeky, impudent, saucy;...
Definitions
- Bold and spirited, cheeky, impudent, saucy;...
Ancestry of “sassy”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | sass | Backtalk, cheek, sarcasm; Vegetables used in... |
| 2 | English | sauce | A liquid condiment or accompaniment to food;... |
| 3 | Middle English | sauce | A sauce or gravy; a liquid condiment; A solution... |
| 4 | Old French | sause | sauce (condiment) |
| 5 | Vulgar Latin | salsa | nominative feminine singular of salsus;... |
| 6 | Latin | salsus | salty, briny; salted; witty |
| 7 | Latin | sāl | salt |
| 8 | Proto-Italic | sāls | salt |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | *sḗh₂l | salt |