Where does “whoops” come from?
Whoops derives from English whoop plus the English possessive or plural suffix -'s, which continues Middle English -s from Old French -esse, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European -iskos and -ēs.
whoops (English): Oops; plural of whoop; Third-person singular...
Definitions
- Oops; plural of whoop; Third-person singular...
Ancestry of “whoops”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | whoops-a-daisy | Used to acknowledge a mistake |
Words derived from “whoops”