Where does “self-applause” come from?
self-applause (English) comes from English applause, from Latin applausus, from Latin applaudō, from Latin ad-, from Latin īn-, from Latin în, from Latin en, from Proto-Italic en — in.
self-applause (English): The approval, commendation, or praise of oneself
Definitions
- The approval, commendation, or praise of oneself
Ancestry of “self-applause”, step by step
self-applause traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English applause
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | applause | The act of applauding; approbation and praise... |
| 2 | Latin | applausus | a clapping, flapping, beating together;... |
| 3 | Latin | applaudō | to clap (strike one thing against another) |
| 4 | Latin | ad- | to; usually prefixed to verbs, in which cases it... |
| 5 | Latin | īn- | un-, non-, not |
| 6 | Latin | în | in, at, on, upon, from (space) |
| 7 | Latin | en | lookǃ beholdǃ; reallyǃ?; come onǃ |
| 8 | Proto-Italic | en | in |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁én | in |
via English Self
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | Self | Himself, herself, itself, themself, themselves; that specific (person mentioned) |
| 2 | Middle English | salve | Alternative form of sauf |
| 3 | Old English | sealf | salve |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | salbu | salve, ointment |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | salbō | salve, ointment |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | solp-éh₂ | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | selp- | fat, oil |