Where does “Tigergate” come from?
Tigergate (English) comes from English Tiger, from Middle English tygre, from Old French tigre, from Latin tīgris, from Ancient Greek Τίγρις, from Old Persian 𐎫𐎡𐎥𐎼𐎠, from Akkadian 𒀀𒇉𒈦𒄘𒃼, from Sumerian 𒀀𒇉𒈦𒄘𒃼 — as fast as an arrow.
Tigergate (English): A 2010 controversy around a series of alleged and admitted marital infidelities by golfer Tiger Woods
Definitions
- A 2010 controversy around a series of alleged and admitted marital infidelities by golfer Tiger Woods
Ancestry of “Tigergate”, step by step
Tigergate traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English Tiger
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | Tiger | someone connected with Hull City Football Club,... |
| 2 | Middle English | tygre | tiger; A dangerous or ferocious individual |
| 3 | Old French | tigre | tiger; tigress |
| 4 | Latin | tīgris | tiger |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | Τίγρις | tiger |
| 6 | Old Persian | 𐎫𐎡𐎥𐎼𐎠 | Tigris |
| 7 | Akkadian | 𒀀𒇉𒈦𒄘𒃼 | — |
| 8 | Sumerian | 𒀀𒇉𒈦𒄘𒃼 | as fast as an arrow |
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 |