Where does “snaparazzi” come from?
snaparazzi (English) comes from English snap, from Dutch snappen, from Middle Dutch snappen.
snaparazzi (English): Citizen journalists who are witness to a...
Definitions
- Citizen journalists who are witness to a...
Ancestry of “snaparazzi”, step by step
snaparazzi traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English snap
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | English | snap | A quick breaking or cracking sound or the action... |
| 2 | Dutch | snappen | to get, to understand; to catch in the act |
| 3 | Middle Dutch | snappen | — |
via English paparazzi
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | English | paparazzi | A paparazzo; Paparazzi taken as a group; plural... |
| 2 | Italian | paparazzi | plural of paparazzo |
| 3 | Italian | paparazzo | paparazzo |