Where does “Gloriagate” come from?
Gloriagate (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.
Gloriagate (English): A 2005 electoral scandal in the Philippines involving leaked telephone conversations between former President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo and a commissioner of the Commission on Elections, the two allegedly conspiring to rig the results of the presidential election
Definitions
- A 2005 electoral scandal in the Philippines involving leaked telephone conversations between former President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo and a commissioner of the Commission on Elections, the two allegedly conspiring to rig the results of the presidential election
Ancestry of “Gloriagate”, step by step
Gloriagate 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 Gloria
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | Gloria | The Gloria in excelsis Deo, a hymn sung during the liturgy of many churches |
| 2 | Latin | glōria | glory, renown, fame, honor |
| 3 | Latin | -ana | inflection of -ānus: ## nominative/vocative... |
| 4 | Latin | -anus | Of or pertaining to; -ian |
| 5 | Latin | -um | nominative neuter singular of -us; accusative... |
| 6 | Proto-Italic | *-om | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | *-oHom | — |