Where does “bigoted” come from?
Bigoted comes from English bigot, from French bigot, from Middle French bigot, from Old French bigot, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European root elements -eh₂tos and -tós.
bigoted (English): Having the characteristics of a bigot; strongly...
Definitions
- Having the characteristics of a bigot; strongly...
Ancestry of “bigoted”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | Bigot | One who is narrow-mindedly devoted to their own ideas and groups, and intolerant of (people of) differing ideas, races, genders, religions, politics, etc |
| 2 | French | bigot | bigot, holier-than-thou; over-pious,... |
| 3 | Middle French | bigot | — |
| 4 | Old French | bigot | — |
| 5 | Old English | bī god | by God |