Where does “Google” come from?
Google (English) comes from English googly, from English goo-goo, from Tagalog gago, from Spanish gago, from Galician gago — stutterer; one who speaks nasally; stuttering.
Google (English): Alternative letter-case form of google
Definitions
- Alternative letter-case form of google
Ancestry of “Google”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | googly | A ball, bowled by a leg-break bowler, that spins... |
| 2 | English | goo-goo | A Philippine person; A government reformer;... |
| 3 | Tagalog | gago | ignorant; foolish; stupid; contemptible; fool;... |
| 4 | Spanish | gago | stutterer; stuttering |
| 5 | Galician | gago | stutterer; one who speaks nasally; stuttering |