Where does “Nipplegate” come from?
Nipplegate (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.
Nipplegate (English): The Super Bowl XXXVIII halftime-show controversy of 2004, in which Justin Timberlake briefly exposed Janet Jackson’s breast on live television
Definitions
- The Super Bowl XXXVIII halftime-show controversy of 2004, in which Justin Timberlake briefly exposed Janet Jackson’s breast on live television
Ancestry of “Nipplegate”, step by step
Nipplegate 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 nipple
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | nipple | The projection of a mammary gland from which, on... |
| 2 | English | neple | — |
| 3 | English | NIB | Of a product that is the subject of a consumer... |
| 4 | English | neb | A bird's beak or bill; A person's mouth; A... |
| 5 | Middle English | neb | face, nose |
| 6 | Old English | nebb | neb, nib; bill, beak; nose; cartilage of the nose |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | nabją | beak; nose |