Where does “scamminess” come from?
scamminess (English) comes from English scammy, from English scam, from English scamp, from Middle Dutch schampen, from Old French escamper, from Vulgar Latin excappare, from Latin cāppa, from Latin caput — to seize, hold.
scamminess (English): The state or condition of being scammy
Definitions
- The state or condition of being scammy
Ancestry of “scamminess”, step by step
scamminess traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English scammy
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | scammy | Of or relating to a scam |
| 2 | English | scam | A fraudulent deal; Something that is promoted... |
| 3 | English | scamp | A rascal, swindler, or rogue; a ne'er-do-well; A... |
| 4 | Middle Dutch | schampen | slip away |
| 5 | Old French | escamper | to run away, to make one's escape |
| 6 | Vulgar Latin | excappare | present active infinitive of *excappō;... |
| 7 | Latin | cāppa | cape, cloak |
| 8 | Latin | caput | head; headlike protuberance on an organ or body... |
| 9 | Proto-Italic | kaput | head |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | káput | head |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | kap- | to seize, hold |
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 |