Where does “Koreagate” come from?
Koreagate (English) comes from English Korea, from Dutch Core, from Korean 고려, from Chinese 高麗, from Dutch kool, from Middle Dutch col, from Old Dutch kōl, from Latin caulis.
Koreagate (English): A United States political scandal in 1976 involving South Korean political figures seeking the influence of ten Democratic members of Congress
Definitions
- A United States political scandal in 1976 involving South Korean political figures seeking the influence of ten Democratic members of Congress
Ancestry of “Koreagate”, step by step
Koreagate traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English Korea
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | Korea | — |
| 2 | Dutch | Core | — |
| 3 | Korean | 고려 | consideration; reflection |
| 4 | Chinese | 高麗 | Korean ginseng; cabbage |
| 5 | Dutch | kool | cabbage; coal; carbon |
| 6 | Middle Dutch | col | — |
| 7 | Old Dutch | kōl | — |
| 8 | Latin | caulis | dative plural of caulae; ablative plural of... |
| 9 | Ancient Greek | καυλός | stem, stalk; shaft |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | keh₂ulós | — |
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 |