Where does “Ponytailgate” come from?
Ponytailgate (English) comes from English ponytail, from English pony, from Scots powny, from Middle French poulenet, from Latin pullanus, from Latin pullus, from Proto-Indo-European polHwós, from Proto-Indo-European pelH- — pale, gray.
Ponytailgate (English): A 2015 controversy around the alleged pulling of the hair of a young waitress by New Zealand's Prime Minister John Key
Definitions
- A 2015 controversy around the alleged pulling of the hair of a young waitress by New Zealand's Prime Minister John Key
Ancestry of “Ponytailgate”, step by step
Ponytailgate traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English ponytail
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | ponytail | A hairstyle where the hair is pulled back and... |
| 2 | English | pony | A small horse; specifically, any of several small... |
| 3 | Scots | powny | pony |
| 4 | Middle French | poulenet | little foal |
| 5 | Latin | pullanus | young of an animal |
| 6 | Latin | pullus | A young animal; darling; dark-colored; dusky |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | polHwós | pale, gray |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | pelH- | pale, gray |
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 |