Etymology

sleazy

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Today it means: Marked by low quality; inferior; inadequate. Full definition →

English silesia? ← Late Latin Silesia ← Old Polish śląg /ślęgder.?
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The story

  1. Ancient GreekΣιλίγγαι (Silíngai)
  2. LatinSilingaeder.?
  3. Old PolishŚlęża
  4. Old PolishŚlęzader.?
  5. Old Polishśląg /ślęgder.?
  6. Late LatinSilesia
  7. EnglishSilesia
  8. Englishsilesia?
  9. English todaysleazy

Origin obscure. Possibly a corruption of silesia. Silesia was formerly the most important location of Germany’s weaving industry.

Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.