Where does “pataässe” come from?
pataässe (Votic) comes from Votic ässe, from Finnish ässä, from Swedish ass, from Middle Low German es, from Old French as, from Vulgar Latin *as, from Latin habes, from Arabic حَبَش — Abyssinian; Abysinnian.
pataässe (Votic): ace of spades
Definitions
- ace of spades
Ancestry of “pataässe”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Votic | ässe | ace |
| 2 | Finnish | ässä | ess; ace |
| 3 | Swedish | ass | A-flat; an insured letter; Abbreviation of... |
| 4 | Middle Low German | es | — |
| 5 | Old French | as | a score of one on a die; second-person singular... |
| 6 | Vulgar Latin | *as | — |
| 7 | Latin | habes | second-person singular present active indicative... |
| 8 | Arabic | حَبَش | Abyssinian; Abysinnian |