Where does “Wackopedia” come from?
Wackopedia (English) comes from English wacko, from English -o, from English O, from Middle English O, from Old English o, from Latin o, from Etruscan 𐌏, from Ancient Greek ο.
Wackopedia (English): Wikipedia
Definitions
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Ancestry of “Wackopedia”, step by step
Wackopedia traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English wacko
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | wacko | Amusingly eccentric or irrational; An amusingly... |
| 2 | English | -o | A colloquializing suffix; A type of person; Can... |
| 3 | English | O | A blood type that lacks A or B antigens and may... |
| 4 | Middle English | O | — |
| 5 | Old English | o | ever, always |
| 6 | Latin | o | The name of the letter "O"; o!; oh! |
| 7 | Etruscan | 𐌏 | — |
| 8 | Ancient Greek | ο | Lower-case omicron (ὂ μικρόν), the 15th letter of the ancient Greek alphabet. It represented the close-mid back rounded vowel. It is preceded by ξ and followed by π |
| 9 | Phoenician | 𐤏 | ayin; ʿayin |
| 10 | Egyptian | 𓁹 | — |
via English Wikipedia
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | Wikipedia | A version of the encyclopedia Wikipedia in a... |
| 2 | English | encyclopedia | A comprehensive reference work with articles on... |
| 3 | New Latin | encyclopaedia | general education; encyclopedia |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | παιδείᾱ | rearing of a child, education; child-rearing,... |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | παῖς | child, son, daughter; young person, child, boy,... |
| 6 | Proto-Hellenic | pā́wits | child |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | péh₂wids | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | peh₂w- | few, little; smallness |