Where does “artwashing” come from?
artwashing (English) comes from English -wash, from English whitewash, from English White, from English sox, from English socks, from English sock, from French soc, from Vulgar Latin soccus — to press out, extract; juice; liquid, rain; to...
artwashing (English): The use of art and artists in a positive way to distract from or legitimize negative actions by an individual, organization, country, or government, originally in reference to gentrification
Definitions
- The use of art and artists in a positive way to distract from or legitimize negative actions by an individual, organization, country, or government, originally in reference to gentrification
Ancestry of “artwashing”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | -wash | An overwhelming victory by a team or entity of... |
| 2 | English | whitewash | A lime and water mixture for painting walls and... |
| 3 | English | White | Alternative letter-case form of white; An... |
| 4 | English | sox | plural of sock |
| 5 | English | socks | plural of sock; Third-person singular simple... |
| 6 | English | sock | A knitted or woven covering for the foot; A shoe... |
| 7 | French | soc | plowshare; Boston butt |
| 8 | Vulgar Latin | soccus | — |
| 9 | Proto-Celtic | sukkos | pig (snout) |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | suH- | pig, hog, swine |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | sewH- | to bear; to give birth |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | sew- | to press out, extract; juice; liquid, rain; to... |