Where does “whoremasterly” come from?
whoremasterly (English) comes from English whoremaster, from English Master, from English Mast, from French masse, from Old French mace, from Vulgar Latin mattia, from Latin mateola, from Latin -ulus — Forms agent nouns from verbal roots.
whoremasterly (English): Having the character of a whoremaster; lecherous;...
Definitions
- Having the character of a whoremaster; lecherous;...
Ancestry of “whoremasterly”, step by step
whoremasterly traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English whoremaster
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | whoremaster | A man who uses the services of prostitutes; A... |
| 2 | English | Master | Prepended to a boy's name or surname as a form... |
| 3 | English | Mast | — |
| 4 | French | masse | a paste, a dough; large amount or quantity of... |
| 5 | Old French | mace | mace weapon |
| 6 | Vulgar Latin | mattia | — |
| 7 | Latin | mateola | The meaning of this term is uncertain.... |
| 8 | Latin | -ulus | Used to form a diminutive of a noun, indicating... |
| 9 | Proto-Italic | -olos | — |
| 10 | Proto-Italic | -elos | Forms desubstantival and deadjectival diminutive nouns |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | -e-lós | — |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | -lós | Forms agent nouns from verbal roots |