Where does “Nixonesque” come from?
Nixonesque (English) comes from English Nixon, from English Nick, from English nickname, from Middle English nekename, from Middle English ekename, from Middle English eke, from Old English ēaca, from Proto-Germanic aukô.
Nixonesque (English): Characteristic of Richard Nixon (1913–1994), 37th president of the United States, famously associated with the Watergate scandal
Definitions
- Characteristic of Richard Nixon (1913–1994), 37th president of the United States, famously associated with the Watergate scandal
Ancestry of “Nixonesque”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | Nixon | A drug of low quality and low potency passed off... |
| 2 | English | Nick | A small cut in a surface |
| 3 | English | nickname | A familiar, invented name for a person or thing... |
| 4 | Middle English | nekename | — |
| 5 | Middle English | ekename | A nickname |
| 6 | Middle English | eke | also, additional |
| 7 | Old English | ēaca | an addition, increase, eeking; addition,... |
| 8 | Proto-Germanic | aukô | increase, addition |
| 9 | Proto-Germanic | aukaną | to increase, to grow |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂ewg- | to increase, to enlarge |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂weg- | to increase, to enlarge |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂ug- | — |