Where does “Chicagorilla” come from?

Chicagorilla (English) comes from English Chicago, from French Chécagou, from Miami šikaakwa, from Proto-Algonquian šeka·kwa, from Proto-Algonquian šek- — to urinate.

Chicagorilla (English): A thug; a gangster

Definitions

  1. A thug; a gangster

Ancestry of “Chicagorilla”, step by step

Chicagorilla traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English Chicago

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishChicagolocated on Lake Michigan
2FrenchChécagou—
3Miamišikaakwathe striped skunk, Mephitis mephitis
4Proto-Algonquianšeka·kwaskunk
5Proto-Algonquianšek-to urinate

via English gorilla

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishgorillaThe largest of the apes, native to the forests of...
2Ancient GreekΓόριλλαιa tribe of hairy women; Gorillai {{gloss|a tribe...
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