Where does “teazer” come from?
teazer (English) comes from French tiser, from Vulgar Latin titio, from Latin titio, from Proto-Italic tītjō, from Proto-Indo-European teih₁- — to become hot, melt "or" to end.
teazer (English): sennet whip, an implement for informal corporal...
Definitions
- sennet whip, an implement for informal corporal...
Ancestry of “teazer”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | French | tiser | to stoke; to booze, hit the bottle |
| 2 | Vulgar Latin | titio | firebrand |
| 3 | Latin | titio | firebrand |
| 4 | Proto-Italic | tītjō | heating |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | teih₁- | to become hot, melt "or" to end |