Where does “GayStation” come from?
GayStation (English) comes from English PlayStation, from English station, from Middle English estacioun, from Anglo-Norman estation, from Latin statiō, from Latin -tiō, from Latin dissertātiō, from Latin dissertus — small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble.
GayStation (English): A PlayStation
Definitions
- A PlayStation
Ancestry of “GayStation”, step by step
GayStation traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English PlayStation
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | PlayStation | A video game console of the "PlayStation" brand |
| 2 | English | station | A stopping place; A place where workers are... |
| 3 | Middle English | estacioun | — |
| 4 | Anglo-Norman | estation | garrison; pause; break; visit to a church for... |
| 5 | Latin | statiō | outpost, picket |
| 6 | Latin | -tiō | tion, -ation, -ing |
| 7 | Latin | dissertātiō | (spoken) dissertation, discourse, disquisition |
| 8 | Latin | dissertus | arranged, disposed; explained |
| 9 | Latin | disserere | second-person singular future passive indicative... |
| 10 | Latin | dis- | asunder, apart, in two; reversal, removal;... |
| 11 | Latin | calceus | shoe |
| 12 | Latin | calx | limestone; chalk; the finish line |
| 13 | Ancient Greek | χάλιξ | small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble |
via English Gay
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | Gay | originally a nickname for a cheerful or lively person |
| 2 | English | Queen | A title used before the personal name of a queen |
| 3 | Middle English | quene | A queen; Any powerful woman noble; A female... |
| 4 | Old English | cwene | a woman; inflection of cwēn: ##... |
| 5 | Old English | cwēn | queen; woman, wife, queen |
| 6 | Proto-West Germanic | kwāni | woman, wife |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | kwēniz | wife |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | gʷḗn | woman |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | gʷen- | woman |