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Where does “shagaholic” come from?

shagaholic (English) comes from English shag, from English shower, from English -er, from Middle English -er, from Old French -er, from Latin -āre, from Proto-Italic -āō, from Proto-Indo-European -eh₂yéti — he, she.

shagaholic (English): A person who is addicted to sex

Definitions

  1. A person who is addicted to sex

Ancestry of “shagaholic”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishshagMatted material; rough massed hair, fibres etc;...
2EnglishshowerA brief fall of precipitation; A device for...
3English-erA person or thing that does an action indicated...
4Middle English-eragentive suffix; agent noun suffix
5Old French-erAlternative form of -ier, verbal suffix;...
6Latin-āre—
7Proto-Italic-āōForms primarily denominative verbs
8Proto-Indo-European-eh₂yétiCreates iterative/ frequentative/ intensive...
9Proto-Indo-European-yétiCreates intransitive, often deponent,...
10Proto-Indo-Europeanyé-—
11Chichewaiyehe, she
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