Where does “doofpotaffaire” come from?
doofpotaffaire (Dutch) comes from Dutch affaire, from English affair, from French affaire, from Old French afaire, from Old French faire, from Latin faciō, from Latin -torium, from Latin -tōrius.
doofpotaffaire (Dutch): cover-up scandal
Definitions
- cover-up scandal
Ancestry of “doofpotaffaire”, step by step
doofpotaffaire traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Dutch affaire
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dutch | affaire | matter, issue; political scandal or controversy;... |
| 2 | English | affair | Something which is done or is to be done;... |
| 3 | French | affaire | affair, business; deal; belonging |
| 4 | Old French | afaire | character; disposition; situation; event;... |
| 5 | Old French | faire | to do |
| 6 | Latin | faciō | to do |
| 7 | Latin | -torium | nominative neuter singular of -tōrius; accusative... |
| 8 | Latin | -tōrius | ory |
| 9 | Latin | -tor | -er |
| 10 | Proto-Italic | -tōr | Forms agent nouns to verb stems |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | -tōr | Derives agent nouns from verbs, denoting someone... |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | -tor-s | — |
via Dutch doofpot
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dutch | doofpot | an old-fashioned metal canister with a tight lid,... |
| 2 | Dutch | doven | to extinguish |
| 3 | Middle Dutch | dôven | — |
| 4 | Old Dutch | dōven | — |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | daubijaną | to make insensitive, to numb; to deafen; to dive |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | -janą | Derives denominatives from nouns and factitives... |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | -yéti | Creates intransitive, often deponent,... |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | yé- | — |
| 9 | Chichewa | iye | he, she |