Where does “Tattoogate” come from?
Tattoogate (English) comes from English tattoo, from English tap-to, from Dutch taptoe, from Dutch tap, from Middle Dutch tappe, from Old Dutch tappo, from Frankish tappō, from Proto-Germanic tappô — to share, divide.
Tattoogate (English): A 2011 controversy when Jim Tressel, the head coach of the Ohio State Buckeyes football team, resigned amid allegations that he lied in order to cover up activities, including tattoos, undertaken in violation of NCAA rules by players he was coaching
Definitions
- A 2011 controversy when Jim Tressel, the head coach of the Ohio State Buckeyes football team, resigned amid allegations that he lied in order to cover up activities, including tattoos, undertaken in violation of NCAA rules by players he was coaching
Ancestry of “Tattoogate”, step by step
Tattoogate traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English tattoo
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | tattoo | An image made in the skin with ink and a needle;... |
| 2 | English | tap-to | — |
| 3 | Dutch | taptoe | tattoo, military-style music parade; sign given... |
| 4 | Dutch | tap | tap |
| 5 | Middle Dutch | tappe | closing pin, stopper |
| 6 | Old Dutch | tappo | — |
| 7 | Frankish | tappō | — |
| 8 | Proto-Germanic | tappô | plug; tap |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | deh₂p- | to sacrifice; to lose |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | deh₂- | to share, divide |
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 |