Where does “Bountygate” come from?
Bountygate (English) comes from English bounty, from Middle English bounte, from Anglo-Norman bounté, from Latin bonitatem, from Latin bonitas, from Latin bonus, from Old Latin duenos, from Proto-Italic dwenos — to show favour, revere; to fail, to lag, to be...
Bountygate (English): The New Orleans Saints bounty scandal
Definitions
- The New Orleans Saints bounty scandal
Ancestry of “Bountygate”, step by step
Bountygate traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English bounty
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | bounty | Generosity; also an act of generosity; Something... |
| 2 | Middle English | bounte | goodness |
| 3 | Anglo-Norman | bounté | Alternative form of bunté |
| 4 | Latin | bonitatem | accusative singular of bonitās |
| 5 | Latin | bonitas | The good quality of something; goodness,... |
| 6 | Latin | bonus | good, honest, brave, noble, kind, pleasant;... |
| 7 | Old Latin | duenos | Alternative form of duonus |
| 8 | Proto-Italic | dwenos | good |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | dew- | to show favour, revere; to fail, to lag, to be... |
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 |