Where does “smutty” come from?

Smutty comes from Middle English -y, Middle French -ie, Latin -ia, Latin -ivus, Latin -ia, Proto-Indo-European -kos, and Proto-Indo-European -kos.

smutty (English): Soiled with smut; blackened, dirty; Obscene,...

Definitions

  1. Soiled with smut; blackened, dirty; Obscene,...

Ancestry of “smutty”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishsmutSoot; A flake of ash or soot; Sexually vulgar...
2Middle Englishsmuttento defile, debase

Words derived from “smutty”

Every word from Middle English smutten →Every word from English smut →