Where does “Plebgate” come from?
Plebgate (English) comes from English pleb, from English plebeian, from French plébéien, from French -ien, from Middle French -ien, from Old French -ien, from Latin -iānus, from Latin -ānus — Of or pertaining to; -ian.
Plebgate (English): A 2012 scandal in which Conservative MP Andrew Mitchell was accused of swearing at Downing Street police officers and calling them "plebs"; subsequent to Mitchell's resignation, CCTV and other evidence was revealed which appeared to call into question some of the evidence against him
Definitions
- A 2012 scandal in which Conservative MP Andrew Mitchell was accused of swearing at Downing Street police officers and calling them "plebs"; subsequent to Mitchell's resignation, CCTV and other evidence was revealed which appeared to call into question some of the evidence against him
Ancestry of “Plebgate”, step by step
Plebgate traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English pleb
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | pleb | A commoner, a member of the lower class of a... |
| 2 | English | plebeian | A member of the plebs, the common citizens of... |
| 3 | French | plébéien | plebeian; plebeian, commoner |
| 4 | French | -ien | Denotes where something or someone is from; -ian;... |
| 5 | Middle French | -ien | -ian |
| 6 | Old French | -ien | -ian |
| 7 | Latin | -iānus | — |
| 8 | Latin | -ānus | Of or pertaining to; -ian |
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 |