Where does “unlipsticked” come from?
unlipsticked (English) comes from English lipsticked, from English lipstick, from English lip, from German lippe, from Yiddish ליפּ, from Middle High German lippe, from Old High German *lippa, from Proto-Germanic *lippjō.
unlipsticked (English): Not wearing lipstick
Definitions
- Not wearing lipstick
Ancestry of “unlipsticked”, step by step
unlipsticked traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English lipsticked
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | lipsticked | Decorated with lipstick |
| 2 | English | lipstick | Makeup for the lips; A stick of this make-up; To... |
| 3 | English | lip | Either of the two fleshy protrusions around the... |
| 4 | German | lippe | lip |
| 5 | Yiddish | ליפּ | lip |
| 6 | Middle High German | lippe | — |
| 7 | Old High German | *lippa | — |
| 8 | Proto-Germanic | *lippjō | — |
via English un
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | un | One |