Where does “sipple” come from?
sipple (English) comes from English Le, from French lé, from French moine, from Middle French moine, from Old French monie, from Latin monicus — sporadically attested in early Christian inscriptions from Gaul.
sipple (English): To take frequent sips; tipple
Definitions
- To take frequent sips; tipple
Ancestry of “sipple”, step by step
sipple traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English Le
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | Le | the |
| 2 | French | lé | breadth, width; strip, length |
| 3 | French | moine | monk |
| 4 | Middle French | moine | monk |
| 5 | Old French | monie | monk |
| 6 | Latin | monicus | sporadically attested in early Christian inscriptions from Gaul |
via English sip
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | sip | A small mouthful of drink; To drink slowly, small... |
| 2 | Middle English | sippen | to sip, to drink slowly, small mouthfuls at a... |
| 3 | Old English | sipian | to seep |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | sipōną | to drop, fall, drip, trickle |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | seyb- | to pour, leak, trickle; to pour out, trickle,... |