Where does “whole shebang” come from?
whole shebang (English) comes from English shebang, from English shebeen, from Irish síbín, from Irish -ín, from English -ine, from French -ine, from French -é, from Middle French -é.
whole shebang (English): Everything; the entire thing
Definitions
- Everything; the entire thing
Ancestry of “whole shebang”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | shebang | A lean-to or temporary shelter; A place or... |
| 2 | English | shebeen | An unlicensed drinking establishment, especially... |
| 3 | Irish | síbín | illicit whiskey; shebeen |
| 4 | Irish | -ín | Suffix used to form diminutive nouns, sometimes... |
| 5 | English | -ine | Of or pertaining to; Used to form demonyms;... |
| 6 | French | -ine | feminine singular of -in; female equivalent of... |
| 7 | French | -é | past participle root verb suffix of regular -er... |
| 8 | Middle French | -é | past participle root verb suffix of regular; -ed, -en, -n |
| 9 | Old French | -é | used to form past participles of regular -er... |
| 10 | Latin | -a | suffixed to the roots of verbs, forms agent... |
| 11 | Proto-Italic | -ā | Forms masculine agent nouns from prefixed or compounded bases |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | -éh₂ | — |