Where does “Reutersgate” come from?
Reutersgate (English) comes from English gate, from Middle English gate, from Old English ġeat, from Old French gaut, from Proto-West Germanic walþu, from Proto-Germanic walþuz, from Proto-Indo-European wel- — to see.
Reutersgate (English): The controversy around a series of digitally manipulated photographs taken by Adnan Hajj, a Lebanese freelance photographer, and presented as part of Reuters' news coverage of the 2006 Israel–Lebanon conflict
Definitions
- The controversy around a series of digitally manipulated photographs taken by Adnan Hajj, a Lebanese freelance photographer, and presented as part of Reuters' news coverage of the 2006 Israel–Lebanon conflict
Ancestry of “Reutersgate”, step by step
Reutersgate traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
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 |
via English Reuters
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | Reuters | An international news agency headquartered in London, UK |
| 2 | English | Paul Julius Reuter | — |