Where does “sniggery” come from?
sniggery (English) comes from English snigger, from English snicker, from English -er, from Middle English -er, from Old French -er, from Latin -ārius, from Proto-Italic *-āzios.
sniggery (English): Prone to sniggering
Ancestry of “sniggery”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | snigger | A partly suppressed or broken laugh; A sly or... |
| 2 | English | snicker | A stifled or broken laugh; To emit a snicker, a... |
| 3 | English | -er | A person or thing that does an action indicated... |
| 4 | Middle English | -er | agentive suffix; agent noun suffix |
| 5 | Old French | -er | Alternative form of -ier, verbal suffix;... |
| 6 | Latin | -ārius | — |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | *-āzios | — |