Etymology of the English word ripsnorter
the English word
ripsnorterderived from the English word
ripderived from the Latin word
ripderived from the Flemish word
rippenderived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*reup-derived from the English word
snorterusing the English suffix
-erderived from the Proto-Germanic root
*-arjazusing the Latin suffix
-arius (-ar)
derived from the English word
snortderived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*pneu-Date
The earliest known usage of ripsnorter in English dates from the 19th century.
Usage
Word found in Modern English
