Where does “Twiplomacy” come from?
Twiplomacy (English) comes from English diplomacy, from French diplomatie, from French diplomatique, from New Latin diplomaticus, from Latin diploma, from Ancient Greek δίπλωμα, from Ancient Greek διπλόω, from Ancient Greek -όω — he, she.
Twiplomacy (English): The practice of conducting public diplomacy using the social media platform Twitter
Definitions
- The practice of conducting public diplomacy using the social media platform Twitter
Ancestry of “Twiplomacy”, step by step
Twiplomacy traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English diplomacy
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | diplomacy | The art and practice of conducting international... |
| 2 | French | diplomatie | The profession and study of diplomacy, conducting... |
| 3 | French | diplomatique | diplomatic |
| 4 | New Latin | diplomaticus | diplomatic |
| 5 | Latin | diploma | letter of recommendation; diploma |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | δίπλωμα | something double; folded paper; double pot, for... |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | διπλόω | To repeat a process; To double, multiply by two;... |
| 8 | Ancient Greek | -όω | Added to a noun or adjective to make a verb with... |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | -oyéti | Creates factitive verbs from adjectives |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | -yéti | Creates intransitive, often deponent,... |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | yé- | — |
| 12 | Chichewa | iye | he, she |
via English Twitter
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | A user account belonging to the above service; To... | |
| 2 | Middle English | twitren | — |
| 3 | Old English | twiterian | — |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | twitwizōną | To twitter; chirp |