Etymology of the English word guttersnipe
the English word
guttersnipederived from the English word
gutterderived from the Anglo-French word
goutierederived from the Old French word
goutederived from the Latin word
gutta (drop, spot, speck)
derived from the Old French word
gotierderived from the Old French word
gotederived from the Latin word
gutta (drop, spot, speck)
derived from the Anglo-Norman word
goterederived from the Latin word
gutta (drop, spot, speck)
derived from the English word
snipederived from the Old Norse word
snipaDate
The earliest known usage of guttersnipe in English dates from the 19th century.
Usage
Word found in Modern English
