Where does “snakebitten” come from?
snakebitten (English) comes from English bitten, from English bit, from Middle English bitte, from Old English byt, from Proto-Germanic *buttjā, from Latin buttia, from Ancient Greek βούττιον, from Ancient Greek -ῐον — Creates adjectives from noun or verb stems.
snakebitten (English): Alternative form of snakebit
Definitions
- Alternative form of snakebit
Ancestry of “snakebitten”, step by step
snakebitten traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English bitten
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | bitten | past participle of bite |
| 2 | English | bit | A piece of metal placed in a horse's mouth and... |
| 3 | Middle English | bitte | A flexible container for water or wine; a waterskin or wineskin |
| 4 | Old English | byt | bottle, flagon |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | *buttjā | — |
| 6 | Latin | buttia | cask, barrel |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | βούττιον | — |
| 8 | Ancient Greek | -ῐον | diminutive suffix; "suffix forming... |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | -yós | Creates adjectives from noun or verb stems |