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Where does “snothead” come from?

snothead (English) comes from English snot, from English -ery, from French -erie, from Old French -erie, from Old French -ie, from Latin -ia, from Latin -ius, from Proto-Italic -jōs — Creates adjectives from noun or verb stems.

Ancestry of “snothead”, 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...
7Latin-iusforming adjectives from nouns; nominative neuter...
8Proto-Italic-jōsForms comparative adjectives
9Proto-Indo-European-yósCreates adjectives from noun or verb stems
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