Where does “kissemiss” come from?
kissemiss (Swedish) comes from Swedish misse, from Swedish miss, from English Miss, from English Mistress, from Middle English maistresse, from Old French maistresse, from Old French maistre, from Latin magister — big, great.
kissemiss (Swedish): a kitty-cat, a pussy-cat
Definitions
- a kitty-cat, a pussy-cat
Ancestry of “kissemiss”, step by step
kissemiss traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Swedish misse
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Swedish | misse | pussy-cat, kitty-cat |
| 2 | Swedish | miss | A failure to hit; A mistake; A beauty; a winner... |
| 3 | English | Miss | Form of address, now used chiefly for an... |
| 4 | English | Mistress | Used as the title of a married woman before her... |
| 5 | Middle English | maistresse | mistress |
| 6 | Old French | maistresse | — |
| 7 | Old French | maistre | master; Master; magister |
| 8 | Latin | magister | teacher; master; a title of the Middle Ages,... |
| 9 | Proto-Italic | magisteros | bigger, greater |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | méǵh₂isteros | — |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | méǵh₂s | big, great |