Where does “Antennagate” come from?
Antennagate (English) comes from English gate, from Middle English gate, from Old English ġeat, from Old French gaut, from Proto-West Germanic walþu, from Proto-Germanic walþuz, from Proto-Indo-European wel- — to see.
Antennagate (English): A 2010 controversy over problems with the Apple iPhone 4's antenna
Definitions
- A 2010 controversy over problems with the Apple iPhone 4's antenna
Ancestry of “Antennagate”, step by step
Antennagate traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English gate
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | gate | A doorlike structure outside a house; Doorway,... |
| 2 | Middle English | gate | An entryway or entrance to a settlement or... |
| 3 | Old English | ġeat | gate; a gate, door |
| 4 | Old French | gaut | forest, woods, woodland |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | walþu | forest |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | walþuz | forest |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | wel- | to see |
via English antenna
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | antenna | A feeler organ on the head of an insect, crab, or... |
| 2 | Latin | antenna | yard on a ship; antenna in insects etc |
| 3 | Proto-Italic | antitempnā | — |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | ten- | to stretch, to extend |