Where does “suck-pint” come from?
suck-pint (English) comes from English pint, from Middle English pinte, from Old French pinte, from Vulgar Latin pincta, from Latin Pictus, from Latin -tus, from Proto-Italic -tus, from Proto-Indo-European -tus — Derives action nouns from verb roots.
suck-pint (English): A drunkard
Definitions
- A drunkard
Ancestry of “suck-pint”, step by step
suck-pint traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English pint
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | pint | A unit of volume, equivalent to; A pint of milk;... |
| 2 | Middle English | pinte | pint |
| 3 | Old French | pinte | — |
| 4 | Vulgar Latin | pincta | a mark used to indicate a level of quantity... |
| 5 | Latin | Pictus | a Pict, a resident of early Scotland |
| 6 | Latin | -tus | Forms the past participle of verbs; Forms... |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | -tus | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | -tus | Derives action nouns from verb roots |
via English suck
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | suck | An instance of drawing something into one's mouth... |
| 2 | Middle English | souken | To suck; to extract or draw with the mouth; To... |
| 3 | Old English | sūcan | to suck |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | sūkan | to suck; to suckle |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | sūkaną | to suck; to suckle |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | sug- | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | sew- | to press out, extract; juice; liquid, rain; to... |