Where does “slappee” come from?

slappee (English) comes from English slap, from Middle English slappen.

slappee (English): One who is slapped

Definitions

  1. One who is slapped

Ancestry of “slappee”, step by step

slappee traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English slap

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishslapA blow, especially one given with the open hand,...
2Middle Englishslappen—

via English EE

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishEEInitialism of electrical engineering
2Cantonese噫—
Every word from Middle English slappen →