Where does “Tunagate” come from?
Tunagate (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.
Tunagate (English): A 1985 Canadian political scandal involving large quantities of tuna that were declared unfit for human consumption but later sold to the public
Definitions
- A 1985 Canadian political scandal involving large quantities of tuna that were declared unfit for human consumption but later sold to the public
Ancestry of “Tunagate”, step by step
Tunagate 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 |