Where does “texas mickey” come from?
texas mickey (English) comes from English Mickey, from English Mick, from English Michael, from Dutch Michaël, from Vulgar Latin Michael, from Latin Michahel, from Greek Μιχαήλ, from Ancient Greek Μιχαήλ.
texas mickey (English): A very large bottle of hard liquor, holding 3,000 ml (106 imperial oz. or 101 US oz.), or, formerly, one holding 133.3 oz
Definitions
- A very large bottle of hard liquor, holding 3,000 ml (106 imperial oz. or 101 US oz.), or, formerly, one holding 133.3 oz
Ancestry of “texas mickey”, step by step
texas mickey traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English Mickey
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | Mickey | A Mickey Finn; a beverage, usually alcoholic,... |
| 2 | English | Mick | An Irishman |
| 3 | English | Michael | the name of the biblical archangel |
| 4 | Dutch | Michaël | Michael the |
| 5 | Vulgar Latin | Michael | — |
| 6 | Latin | Michahel | — |
| 7 | Greek | Μιχαήλ | the Archangel Michael |
| 8 | Ancient Greek | Μιχαήλ | — |
| 9 | Hebrew | מיכאל | who is like God? |
| 10 | Hebrew | אֵל | a God; God, deity; god, God |
| 11 | Hebrew | שמואל | — |
| 12 | Hebrew | שְׁמוּאֵל | — |