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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

  1. A prostitute

Ancestry of “wapping moll”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishMoll—
2EnglishmaryA male homosexual
3Frenchmariefirst-person singular present indicative of...
4Old FrenchMarie—
5LatinMarīa—
6Ancient GreekΜαρία—
7Hebrewמִרְיָם—
8Aramaicמריםbitter
9Biblical Hebrewמִרְיָם—
Every word from Biblical Hebrew מִרְיָם →