creepypasta

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *grewbʰ-der. Proto-Germanic *kreupaną Proto-West Germanic *kreupan Old English crēopan Middle English crepen English creep Proto-Indo-European *-kos Proto-Germanic *-gaz Proto-West Germanic *-g Old English -iġ Middle English -y English -y English creepy Proto-Indo-European *ḱe Proto-Indo-European *ḱóm Proto-Italic *kom Proto-Italic *kom- Old Latin con- Proto-Indo-European *h₃ep-der. Proto-Italic *opis Old Latin ops Old Latin cōps Proto-Indo-European *-yós Proto-Italic *-ios Old Latin -ios Latin -ius Latin -ia Latin cōpia Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂yéti Proto-Italic *-āō Latin -ō Latin cōpiō Old French copierbor. Middle English copien English copy Ancient Greek πάσσω (pássō) Proto-Indo-European *-tós Proto-Hellenic *-tós Ancient Greek -τός (-tós) Ancient Greek παστός (pastós) Ancient Greek παστά (pastá)bor. Late Latin pasta Old French pastebor. Middle English paste English paste English copy-paste ▲ Late Latin pasta Italian pastabor. English pasta blend English copypasta English creepypasta Blend of creepy + copypasta. Originated from 4chan’s /x/ (paranormal) board sometime around 2006.

1. 01
   derived from πάσσω
2. 02
   derived from παστά — “barley porridge”
3. 03
   derived from pasta — “dough, pastry cake, paste”
4. 04
   borrowed from pasta
5. 05
   compounded as copypasta — “copy-paste + pasta”
6. 06
   compounded as creepypasta — “creepy + copypasta”