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Where does “shoplifty” come from?

shoplifty (English) comes from English shoplift, from English shoplifter, from English lifter, from English -er, from Middle English -er, from Old French -er, from Latin -āre, from Proto-Italic -āō — he, she.

shoplifty (English): Of, or related to shoplifting

Definitions

  1. Of, or related to shoplifting

Ancestry of “shoplifty”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishshopliftA shoplifter; To steal something from a shop /...
2EnglishshoplifterA person who shoplifts, one who steals from shops
3EnglishlifterSomeone or something that lifts or assists in...
4English-erA person or thing that does an action indicated...
5Middle English-eragentive suffix; agent noun suffix
6Old French-erAlternative form of -ier, verbal suffix;...
7Latin-āre—
8Proto-Italic-āōForms primarily denominative verbs
9Proto-Indo-European-eh₂yétiCreates iterative/ frequentative/ intensive...
10Proto-Indo-European-yétiCreates intransitive, often deponent,...
11Proto-Indo-Europeanyé-—
12Chichewaiyehe, she
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