Where does “Hillarygate” come from?
Hillarygate (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.
Hillarygate (English): The Hillary Clinton email controversy
Definitions
- The Hillary Clinton email controversy
Ancestry of “Hillarygate”, step by step
Hillarygate 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 Hillary
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | Hillary | — |
| 2 | Latin | Hilarius | cheerful, happy; Latin name of Saint Hilary of... |
| 3 | Latin | hilaris | cheerful, lively, light-hearted, merry |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | ἱλαρός | cheerful, merry, joyous, glad, happy |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | ἵλαος | propitious, gracious, merciful; kind, mild,... |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | sēlh₂- | to calm, quiet, be favourable |