Where does “snotsicle” come from?
snotsicle (English) comes from English icicle, from English ickle, from English little, from Middle English litel, from Old English lȳtel, from Proto-West Germanic lūtil, from Proto-Germanic lūtilaz, from Proto-Germanic burgz.
snotsicle (English): A solidly frozen trail of mucus from the nose
Definitions
- A solidly frozen trail of mucus from the nose
Ancestry of “snotsicle”, step by step
snotsicle traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English icicle
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | icicle | A drooping, tapering shape of ice |
| 2 | English | ickle | An icicle; Little |
| 3 | English | little | Small in size; Insignificant, trivial; Very young |
| 4 | Middle English | litel | little |
| 5 | Old English | lȳtel | little |
| 6 | Proto-West Germanic | lūtil | bent; tending to stoop; crouching |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | lūtilaz | bent; tending to stoop; crouching; little |
| 8 | Proto-Germanic | burgz | fortification, stronghold; city |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰr̥ǵʰ- | — |
via English snot
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | snot | Mucus, especially mucus from the nose; A... |
| 2 | English | -ery | Added to nouns to form other nouns meaning the... |
| 3 | French | -erie | denoting a shop selling a certain product;... |
| 4 | Old French | -erie | used to form feminine nouns |
| 5 | Old French | -ie | indicates a feminine noun, often an abstract one |
| 6 | Latin | -ia | Used to form a feminine abstract noun, usually... |
| 7 | Latin | -ius | forming adjectives from nouns; nominative neuter... |
| 8 | Proto-Italic | -jōs | Forms comparative adjectives |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | -yós | Creates adjectives from noun or verb stems |