Where does “shituation” come from?
shituation (English) comes from English shit, from Middle Dutch schite, from Old Dutch skīta, from Old Saxon skiti, from Proto-Germanic skītaz, from Proto-Indo-European sḱeyd-, from Proto-Indo-European sḱēy-, from Proto-Germanic skaidą — to cut, part, spearate, divide; to cut, part,...
shituation (English): A deeply unpleasant situation
Definitions
- A deeply unpleasant situation
Ancestry of “shituation”, step by step
shituation traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English shit
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | shit | Solid excretory product evacuated from the... |
| 2 | Middle Dutch | schite | — |
| 3 | Old Dutch | skīta | — |
| 4 | Old Saxon | skiti | — |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | skītaz | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | sḱeyd- | to shade; to cut off; to part with, separate, cut... |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | sḱēy- | to shine; to shimmer; shadow; luster, gloss,... |
| 8 | Proto-Germanic | skaidą | separation, distinction |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | skÁit- | to cut, part, spearate, divide; to cut, part,... |
via English situation
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | situation | The combination of circumstances at a given... |
| 2 | Middle English | situacioun | Repositioning a broken bone |
| 3 | Middle French | situation | — |
| 4 | Latin | situatio | — |
| 5 | Latin | situō | to place, situate, locate |
| 6 | Latin | situs | permitted, allowed, suffered, having been... |
| 7 | Latin | -tus | Forms the past participle of verbs; Forms... |
| 8 | Proto-Italic | -tus | — |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | -tus | Derives action nouns from verb roots |