Where does “turpsy” come from?
turpsy (English) comes from English Y, from English yuri, from Japanese 百合, from Japanese 連用形, from Japanese 見る, from Japanese 夢, from Old Japanese 夢, from Japanese 目.
turpsy (English): soaked in or smelling of turpentine; heavily...
Definitions
- soaked in or smelling of turpentine; heavily...
Ancestry of “turpsy”, step by step
turpsy traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English Y
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | Y | A figure or mark in the shape of the letter Y; A... |
| 2 | English | yuri | A narrative or visual work featuring a romance or... |
| 3 | Japanese | 百合 | lily |
| 4 | Japanese | 連用形 | an inflectional category: the continuative or... |
| 5 | Japanese | 見る | to see, to watch, to observe, to look at... |
| 6 | Japanese | 夢 | a dream; a vision; leaving reality to the state... |
| 7 | Old Japanese | 夢 | a dream |
| 8 | Japanese | 目 | an order in biology: smaller than a class, bigger... |
| 9 | Middle Chinese | 目 | — |
via English turps
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | turps | Turpentine or turpentine substitute; Any... |
| 2 | English | turpentine | A volatile essential oil obtained from the wood... |
| 3 | Middle English | turbentine | Alternative form of terebentyne |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | τερέβινθος | terebinth tree |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | τέρμινθος | terebinth; swelling like the fruit of the... |