Where does “sozzly” come from?
sozzly (English) comes from English sozzle, from English sossle, from English soss, from English sausage, from Middle English sawsiche, from Anglo-Norman sausiche, from Old French saucice, from Latin salsīcius.
sozzly (English): sozzled; drunk; sloppy; messy
Definitions
- sozzled; drunk; sloppy; messy
Ancestry of “sozzly”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | sozzle | One who spills water or other liquids carelessly;... |
| 2 | English | sossle | To make a mess with liquids; to slop; To... |
| 3 | English | soss | Anything dirty or muddy; a dirty puddle; To soil;... |
| 4 | English | sausage | A food made of ground meat and seasoning, packed... |
| 5 | Middle English | sawsiche | — |
| 6 | Anglo-Norman | sausiche | — |
| 7 | Old French | saucice | — |
| 8 | Latin | salsīcius | — |
| 9 | Latin | salsus | salty, briny; salted; witty |
| 10 | Latin | sāl | — |
| 11 | Proto-Italic | sāls | — |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | *sḗh₂l | — |