Where does “schoolmarmy” come from?
schoolmarmy (English) comes from English schoolmarm, from English marm, from English ma'am, from English madam, from Middle English madame, from Old French madame, from Old French dame, from Late Latin domna — to build; to arrange, to put together.
schoolmarmy (English): Resembling a schoolmarm
Ancestry of “schoolmarmy”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | schoolmarm | A woman who is a teacher, especially a teacher in... |
| 2 | English | marm | madam; a polite term of address for a lady |
| 3 | English | ma'am | Contraction of madam; To address using "ma'am" |
| 4 | English | madam | "Mrs Grey wondered if the outfit she was trying... |
| 5 | Middle English | madame | — |
| 6 | Old French | madame | — |
| 7 | Old French | dame | lady; woman |
| 8 | Late Latin | domna | lady, mistress |
| 9 | Latin | domina | lady or mistress of the house |
| 10 | Latin | Dominus | the Lord; Lord; The Lord |
| 11 | Latin | domus | house, home; any building or abode; native place,... |
| 12 | Proto-Italic | domos | house, home |
| 13 | Proto-Indo-European | dṓm | home; house |
| 14 | Proto-Indo-European | dem- | to build; to arrange, to put together |