Where does “Russiagater” come from?
Russiagater (English) comes from English Russiagate, from English Russia, from Medieval Latin Russi, from Old East Slavic Русь, from Finnish ruotsi, from Proto-Finnic *roocci, from Old Swedish roþs-, from Old Norse róðr — to row; to separate; loose, sparse, rare.
Russiagater (English): One who strongly believes or advocates that there was and possibly still is collusion between the Trump campaign in 2016, its subsequent administration and the Russian government
Definitions
- One who strongly believes or advocates that there was and possibly still is collusion between the Trump campaign in 2016, its subsequent administration and the Russian government
Ancestry of “Russiagater”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | Russiagate | A scandal in the late 1990s in which billions of dollars were laundered out of Russia by the bureaucracy of president Boris Yeltsin with the assistance of Western banks such as the Bank of New York |
| 2 | English | Russia | It borders the Pacific and Arctic Oceans and the Baltic, Black, and Caspian Seas. Part of the Soviet Union from 1917 through 1991 |
| 3 | Medieval Latin | Russi | Russians |
| 4 | Old East Slavic | Русь | Rus; Ruthenia |
| 5 | Finnish | ruotsi | Swedish |
| 6 | Proto-Finnic | *roocci | Swede originally anyone from Roslagen |
| 7 | Old Swedish | roþs- | related to rowing |
| 8 | Old Norse | róðr | rowing |
| 9 | Proto-Germanic | rōþrą | oar; rudder |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁reh₁- | to row; to separate; loose, sparse, rare |