Where does “avgeek” come from?
avgeek (English) comes from English aviation, from French aviation, from Latin avis, from English avifauna, from Latin fauna — animals.
avgeek (English): An aviation enthusiast
Ancestry of “avgeek”, step by step
avgeek traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English aviation
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | English | aviation | The art or science of making and flying aircraft;... |
| 2 | French | aviation | aviation |
| 3 | Latin | avis | a bird; omen, portent; dative/ablative plural of... |
| 4 | English | avifauna | The birds, or all the kinds of birds, inhabiting... |
| 5 | Latin | fauna | animals |
via English geek
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | English | geek | A carnival performer specializing in bizarre and... |
| 2 | English | geck | scorn; derision; contempt; Fool; idiot; imbecile;... |
| 3 | Dutch | gek | crazy, mad; ludicrous, farcical; silly, playful |
| 4 | Middle Dutch | geck | madman |