Where does “微博客” come from?
微博客 (Chinese) comes from English microblog, from English Blog, from English weblog, from English log, from Middle English logge, from Old French loge, from Latin laubĭa, from Frankish laubijā — dirt, mud; to cut, remove, prune, separate; to...
微博客 (Chinese): microblog
Definitions
- microblog
Ancestry of “微博客”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | microblog | A blog on which one posts brief, frequent updates... |
| 2 | English | Blog | A cocktail or punch served at science fiction... |
| 3 | English | weblog | A website in the form of an ongoing journal |
| 4 | English | log | The trunk of a dead tree, cleared of branches;... |
| 5 | Middle English | logge | large long stick, staff, pole, log |
| 6 | Old French | loge | arbor, covered walk-way; arbour, covered walk-way |
| 7 | Latin | laubĭa | penthouse, gallery, arcade, portico, lodge |
| 8 | Frankish | laubijā | shelter; arbour; shelter, arbour; arbour, shelter |
| 9 | Proto-West Germanic | laub | leaf; foliage |
| 10 | Proto-Germanic | laubą | leaf |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | lewp- | peel, break off; to flake off, peel, damage; to... |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | lew- | dirt, mud; to cut, remove, prune, separate; to... |