Where does “Portraitgate” come from?
Portraitgate (English) comes from English portrait, from Middle French portraict, from Middle French portraire, from Latin protraho, from Latin prō-, from Proto-Italic *pro-, from Proto-Indo-European pro-, from Proto-Indo-European por- — passed , crossed.
Portraitgate (English): A 2009 controversy that occurred when art galleries in Dublin displayed two oil paintings depicting Brian Cowen, Taoiseach of Ireland, in the nude
Definitions
- A 2009 controversy that occurred when art galleries in Dublin displayed two oil paintings depicting Brian Cowen, Taoiseach of Ireland, in the nude
Ancestry of “Portraitgate”, step by step
Portraitgate traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English portrait
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | portrait | A painting or other picture of a person,... |
| 2 | Middle French | portraict | — |
| 3 | Middle French | portraire | to portray |
| 4 | Latin | protraho | I drag, pull, draw or bring forth or out; I bring... |
| 5 | Latin | prō- | forward direction, forward movement |
| 6 | Proto-Italic | *pro- | pro- see the Latin entry for further meanings |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | pro- | toward, forward |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | por- | to give birth; forward, through; going, passage |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | per- | before, in front; first; to go through |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | pr̥tós | passed , crossed |
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 |