Where does “maggota-pee” come from?
maggota-pee (Yola) comes from Yola pee, from Middle English pye, from Old French pié, from Latin pēs, from Ancient Greek μέτρον, from Ancient Greek -τρον, from Proto-Hellenic -tron, from Proto-Indo-European -trom — Derives agent nouns from verbs, denoting someone...
maggota-pee (Yola): magpie, maggoty-pie
Definitions
- magpie, maggoty-pie
Ancestry of “maggota-pee”, step by step
maggota-pee traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Yola pee
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Yola | pee | pie (pastry food) |
| 2 | Middle English | pye | pie; magpie; Someone who is cunning or wily |
| 3 | Old French | pié | foot |
| 4 | Latin | pēs | a foot, in its senses as |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | μέτρον | something used to measure: measure, rule, weight;... |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | -τρον | Forms instrument nouns |
| 7 | Proto-Hellenic | -tron | Forms instrument nouns from verb stems |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | -trom | Forms nouns denoting a tool or instrument |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | -tḗr | Derives agent nouns from verbs, denoting someone... |