Where does “slipper” come from?
slipper (Yola) comes from Middle English slypper, from Middle English -er, from Old French -er, from Latin -āre, from Proto-Italic -āō, from Proto-Indo-European -eh₂yéti, from Proto-Indo-European -yéti, from Proto-Indo-European yé- — he, she.
slipper (Yola): The stick for receiving the spun thread off the spindle of the woollen wheel
Definitions
- The stick for receiving the spun thread off the spindle of the woollen wheel
Ancestry of “slipper”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Middle English | slypper | A light indoor shoe |
| 2 | Middle English | -er | agentive suffix; agent noun suffix |
| 3 | Old French | -er | Alternative form of -ier, verbal suffix;... |
| 4 | Latin | -āre | first conjugation |
| 5 | Proto-Italic | -āō | Forms primarily denominative verbs |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | -eh₂yéti | Creates iterative/ frequentative/ intensive... |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | -yéti | Creates intransitive, often deponent,... |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | yé- | — |
| 9 | Chichewa | iye | he, she |