Where does “trollicious” come from?
trollicious (English) comes from English -licious, from English delicious, from Middle English delicious, from Anglo-Norman delicious, from Old French delicious, from Latin dēliciōsus, from Latin dēliciae, from Latin dēliciō — afterwards, post; by, at.
trollicious (English): Full of, or characterized by, trolling (malicious troublemaking on the Internet), especially in an enjoyable way
Definitions
- Full of, or characterized by, trolling (malicious troublemaking on the Internet), especially in an enjoyable way
Ancestry of “trollicious”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | -licious | 2011, Nancy Kennedy, The Hollywood Wrap: 100... |
| 2 | English | delicious | Pleasing to taste; tasty; Metaphorically pleasing... |
| 3 | Middle English | delicious | — |
| 4 | Anglo-Norman | delicious | delicious; tasty; noble; courtly; courteous |
| 5 | Old French | delicious | delicious; tasty; noble; courtly; courteous |
| 6 | Latin | dēliciōsus | delicious |
| 7 | Latin | dēliciae | delight, pleasure |
| 8 | Latin | dēliciō | — |
| 9 | Latin | dē- | of; from |
| 10 | Latin | dē | of; concerning; about |
| 11 | Latin | post | behind; after, since, besides, except; behind,... |
| 12 | Latin | poste | ablative singular of postis |
| 13 | Proto-Italic | posti | behind, after |
| 14 | Proto-Indo-European | pósti | after |
| 15 | Proto-Indo-European | pós | afterwards, post; by, at |