Etymology

heightmog

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Today it means: To be significantly taller than someone, making that person feel inferior. Full definition →

English mog ← Italian gruppo ← French groupe
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  1. Proto-Indo-European*kewk-
  2. Proto-Indo-European*kówkos
  3. Proto-Germanic*hauhaz
  4. Proto-Germanic*hauhiþō
  5. Proto-West Germanic*hauhiþu
  6. Old Englishhīehþu
  7. Middle Englishheighte
  8. Englishheight
  9. Proto-Semitic*ʔalp-
  10. Phoenician𐤀𐤋𐤐 (ʾlp)
  11. Ancient Greekἄλφα (álpha)
  12. Englishalpha
  13. Latinmās
  14. Latinmasculus
  15. Vulgar Latinmasclus
  16. Old Frenchmasle
  17. Middle Englishmale
  18. Englishmale
  19. Englishalpha male
  20. Proto-Indo-European*h₂ep
  21. Proto-Indo-European*h₂epó
  22. Proto-Germanic*ab
  23. Proto-West Germanic*ab
  24. Old Englishæf
  25. Old Englishof
  26. Middle Englishof
  27. Englishof
  28. Proto-Indo-European*grewbʰ-
  29. Proto-Germanic*kruppaz
  30. Frankish*krupp
  31. Vulgar Latin*cruppus
  32. Italiangruppo
  33. Frenchgroupe
  34. Italiangruppo
  35. Englishgroup
  36. EnglishAMOG
  37. Englishmog
  38. English todayheightmog

From height + -mog.

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