Where does “sassywood” come from?
sassywood (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.
sassywood (English): A form of trial by ordeal in Liberia, typically...
Definitions
- A form of trial by ordeal in Liberia, typically...
Ancestry of “sassywood”, step by step
sassywood 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 Wood
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | Wood | An English topographic surname for someone who lived in or near a wood |
| 2 | English | Frog | Alternative form of frog |
| 3 | Portuguese | froco | flock |
| 4 | Latin | floccus | tuft, wisp of wool |
| 5 | Frankish | flokko | down, wool, flock |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | *flukkô | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | plewk- | to fly, flow, run; to splash, to flap with hands |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | plew- | to fly, flow, run |