Where does “snotty” come from?
Snotty comes from Middle English -y, Middle French -ie, Latin -ia, Latin -ivus, Latin -ia, Proto-Indo-European -kos, and Proto-Indo-European -kos, forming an adjective denoting a quality or characteristic.
snotty (English): Running or dirtied with snot; Resembling or...
Definitions
- Running or dirtied with snot; Resembling or...
Ancestry of “snotty”, step by step
| 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 |