Where does “Dianagate” come from?
Dianagate (English) comes from English Diana, from Latin Diāna, from Old Latin Divana, from Latin dīva, from Old Latin deiva, from Proto-Italic deiwā, from Proto-Italic deiwos, from Proto-Indo-European deywós — to be bright; sky, heaven.
Dianagate (English): A 1992 controversy around a series of telephone conversations between Diana, Princess of Wales, and her close friend James Gilbey, the existence of which was publicly revealed by the Sun newspaper
Definitions
- A 1992 controversy around a series of telephone conversations between Diana, Princess of Wales, and her close friend James Gilbey, the existence of which was publicly revealed by the Sun newspaper
Ancestry of “Dianagate”, step by step
Dianagate traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English Diana
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | Diana | A Diana monkey |
| 2 | Latin | Diāna | Diana, the daughter of Latona and Jupiter, and twin sister of Apollo; the goddess of the hunt, associated with wild animals and the forest or wilderness, and an emblem of chastity; the Roman counterpart of Greek goddess Artemis |
| 3 | Old Latin | Divana | — |
| 4 | Latin | dīva | goddess, deity |
| 5 | Old Latin | deiva | goddess, deity |
| 6 | Proto-Italic | deiwā | goddess |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | deiwos | god, deity |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | deywós | god |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | dyew- | to be bright; sky, heaven |
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 |