Where does “saperlipopette” come from?
saperlipopette (French) comes from French saperlotte, from French sacredieu, from French Dieu, from Middle French Dieu, from Old French deü, from Latin dēbēre, from Latin dē, from Latin post — afterwards, post; by, at.
saperlipopette (French): goodness me, fiddlesticks
Definitions
- goodness me, fiddlesticks
Ancestry of “saperlipopette”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | French | saperlotte | — |
| 2 | French | sacredieu | Synonym of sacrebleu |
| 3 | French | Dieu | God; to God |
| 4 | Middle French | Dieu | God Christian deity |
| 5 | Old French | deü | Alternative form of deu |
| 6 | Latin | dēbēre | — |
| 7 | Latin | dē | of; concerning; about |
| 8 | Latin | post | behind; after, since, besides, except; behind,... |
| 9 | Latin | poste | ablative singular of postis |
| 10 | Proto-Italic | posti | behind, after |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | pósti | after |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | pós | afterwards, post; by, at |