Where does “Nixonette” come from?
Nixonette (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.
Nixonette (English): A young woman who performed as a dancer/cheerleader at campaign rallies for Richard Nixon
Definitions
- A young woman who performed as a dancer/cheerleader at campaign rallies for Richard Nixon
Ancestry of “Nixonette”, 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- | — |