Where does “Memogate” come from?
Memogate (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.
Memogate (English): The Killian documents controversy, a 2004 controversy involving apparently forged documents critical of George W. Bush's military service
Definitions
- The Killian documents controversy, a 2004 controversy involving apparently forged documents critical of George W. Bush's military service
Ancestry of “Memogate”, step by step
Memogate 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 memo
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | memo | A short note; a memorandum; A record of partial... |
| 2 | English | memorandum | A short note serving as a reminder; A written... |
| 3 | Latin | memorandum | nominative neuter singular of memorandus;... |
| 4 | Latin | memorandus | which is to be reminded |
| 5 | Latin | memorō | to remind, bring to mind |
| 6 | Latin | memor | mindful, remembering; that has a good memory |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | mer- | to die; to disappear; sea, lake, wetland |