Where does “anecdotard” come from?
anecdotard (English) comes from English anecdote, from French anecdote, from Latin anecdota, from Ancient Greek ἀνέκδοτος, from Ancient Greek ἀν-, from Ancient Greek ὀρθός, from Proto-Hellenic ortʰwós, from Proto-Indo-European h₃r̥dʰwós — Creates adjectives from verb stems.
anecdotard (English): A garrulous old person
Definitions
- A garrulous old person
Ancestry of “anecdotard”, step by step
anecdotard traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English anecdote
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | anecdote | A short account of a real incident or person,... |
| 2 | French | anecdote | anecdote |
| 3 | Latin | anecdota | nominative plural of anecdotum; accusative plural... |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | ἀνέκδοτος | accounts unpublished |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | ἀν- | Alternative form of ἀ- used before a vowel;... |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | ὀρθός | straight, upright, erect; straight forward, in a... |
| 7 | Proto-Hellenic | ortʰwós | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | h₃r̥dʰwós | — |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | h₃erdʰ- | to increase, grow; upright, high |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | -wós | Creates adjectives from verb stems |
via English dotard
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | dotard | An old person with impaired intellect; one in his... |
| 2 | Middle English | dotard | A dotard; someone who displays senility; A fool... |
| 3 | Middle English | -ard | ard |
| 4 | Old French | -ard | pejorative agent noun |
| 5 | Frankish | -hard | hardy, bold |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | harduz | hard; brave |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | kert- | times; to weave, twist together; time |
| 8 | Proto-Turkic | *keŕ- | to travel, tour |