Where does “wapping moll” come from?
wapping moll (English) comes from English Moll, from English mary, from French marie, from Old French Marie, from Latin Marīa, from Ancient Greek Μαρία, from Hebrew מִרְיָם, from Aramaic מרים.
wapping moll (English): A prostitute
Definitions
- A prostitute
Ancestry of “wapping moll”, step by step
wapping moll traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English Moll
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | Moll | A pet name for Mary |
| 2 | English | mary | A male homosexual |
| 3 | French | marie | first-person singular present indicative of... |
| 4 | Old French | Marie | — |
| 5 | Latin | Marīa | Mary mother of Jesus |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | Μαρία | Mary, Maria |
| 7 | Hebrew | מִרְיָם | — |
| 8 | Aramaic | מרים | bitter |
| 9 | Biblical Hebrew | מִרְיָם | — |
via English WAP
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | WAP | Initialism of Wireless Access Point; Initialism... |