Where does “Medigap” come from?
Medigap (English) comes from English gap, from English gape, from Middle English gapen, from Old Norse gapa, from Proto-Germanic gapōną, from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰeh₁y-, from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰih₁-.
Medigap (English): A type of medical insurance for expenses not covered under Medicare, with a certain enrollment window beyond which applicants are excluded
Definitions
- A type of medical insurance for expenses not covered under Medicare, with a certain enrollment window beyond which applicants are excluded
Ancestry of “Medigap”, step by step
Medigap traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English gap
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | gap | An opening in anything made by breaking or... |
| 2 | English | gape | To open the mouth wide, especially involuntarily,... |
| 3 | Middle English | gapen | — |
| 4 | Old Norse | gapa | to gape, open the mouth wide |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | gapōną | to gaze, observe |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵʰeh₁y- | to yawn, gape; to gape, be wide open; to gape,... |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵʰih₁- | — |
via English medicare
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | medicare | The Canadian national health care system |