Where does “angertainment” come from?
angertainment (English) comes from English entertainment, from English entertain, from Old French entretenir, from Old French tenir, from Latin teneō, from Proto-Italic tenēō, from Proto-Indo-European ten- — to stretch, to extend.
angertainment (English): Programming, especially talk shows and talk...
Definitions
- Programming, especially talk shows and talk...
Ancestry of “angertainment”, step by step
angertainment traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English entertainment
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | entertainment | An activity designed to give pleasure, enjoyment,... |
| 2 | English | entertain | To amuse (someone); to engage the attention of agreeably |
| 3 | Old French | entretenir | to support one another |
| 4 | Old French | tenir | to possess; to have; to hold |
| 5 | Latin | teneō | to hold, have; to grasp |
| 6 | Proto-Italic | tenēō | to hold |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | ten- | to stretch, to extend |
via English anger
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | anger | A strong feeling of displeasure, hostility or... |
| 2 | Middle English | anger | Grief, painfulness, or discomfort; a feeling of... |
| 3 | Old Norse | angr | sorrow, resentment, distress; repentance;... |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | angazaz | worry, grief, anxiety |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂enǵʰos | narrowness |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂enǵʰ- | to constrict, tighten, compress; narrow, tight;... |