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