Where does “teenaper” come from?
teenaper (English) comes from English teenager, from English teenage, from English age, from Middle English age, from Old French aage, from Vulgar Latin aetaticum, from Latin aetās, from Latin aevitās — vital force, life, age, eternity; day, morning.
teenaper (English): A teenage black person
Definitions
- A teenage black person
Ancestry of “teenaper”, step by step
teenaper traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English teenager
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | teenager | A person between 13 and 19 years of age; an... |
| 2 | English | teenage | Brushwood for fences and hedges; Of or relating... |
| 3 | English | age | The whole duration of a being, whether animal,... |
| 4 | Middle English | age | The age of someone or rarely something; how old someone is |
| 5 | Old French | aage | age |
| 6 | Vulgar Latin | aetaticum | age |
| 7 | Latin | aetās | the period of a life: lifetime, lifespan |
| 8 | Latin | aevitās | — |
| 9 | Proto-Italic | aiwotāts | age |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂eyu- | vitality; eternal; vital force, life, long life,... |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂ey- | vital force, life, age, eternity; day, morning |