Where does “Vatileaks” come from?
Vatileaks (English) comes from English leaks, from English leak, from Middle English leken, from Middle Dutch lēken, from Old Dutch lekan, from Proto-West Germanic *lekan, from Proto-Germanic lekaną, from Proto-Indo-European leg- — to leak.
Vatileaks (English): The Vatican leaks scandal
Definitions
- The Vatican leaks scandal
Ancestry of “Vatileaks”, step by step
Vatileaks traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English leaks
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | leaks | plural of leak; Third-person singular simple... |
| 2 | English | leak | A crack, crevice, fissure, or hole which admits... |
| 3 | Middle English | leken | to let water in or out |
| 4 | Middle Dutch | lēken | to leak, to be leaky |
| 5 | Old Dutch | lekan | — |
| 6 | Proto-West Germanic | *lekan | — |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | lekaną | To leak; seep; drip |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | leg- | to leak |
via English Vatican
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | Vatican | Relating to the Vatican City state |
| 2 | Latin | Vātī̆cānus | — |
| 3 | Latin | vātēs | seer, soothsayer, diviner, prophet, prophetess |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | weh₂t- | excited, inspired; possessed, raging |