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Where does “snotface” come from?

snotface (English) comes from English snot, from English -ery, from French -erie, from Old French -erie, from Old French -ie, from Latin -ia, from Ancient Greek -ῐ́ᾱ, from Proto-Indo-European -íh₂ — Creates collective nouns, which refer to groups...

Ancestry of “snotface”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishsnotMucus, especially mucus from the nose; A...
2English-eryAdded to nouns to form other nouns meaning the...
3French-eriedenoting a shop selling a certain product;...
4Old French-erieused to form feminine nouns
5Old French-ieindicates a feminine noun, often an abstract one
6Latin-iaUsed to form a feminine abstract noun, usually...
7Ancient Greek-ῐ́ᾱ{{l|en|-ia}}; "suffix forming abstract feminine...
8Proto-Indo-European-íh₂—
9Proto-Indo-European-h₂Creates collective nouns, which refer to groups...
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