Where does “bigotous” come from?
bigotous (English) comes from English ous, from English ou, from Afrikaans ou, from Dutch oud, from Middle Dutch out, from Old Dutch ald, from Proto-West Germanic ald, from Proto-Germanic aldaz — to grow, nourish.
bigotous (English): Of, or characteristic of a bigot
Definitions
- Of, or characteristic of a bigot
Ancestry of “bigotous”, step by step
bigotous traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English ous
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | ous | plural of ou |
| 2 | English | ou | A probably extinct species of Hawaiian... |
| 3 | Afrikaans | ou | An old fellow, guy, bloke; attributive form of... |
| 4 | Dutch | oud | old |
| 5 | Middle Dutch | out | old |
| 6 | Old Dutch | ald | — |
| 7 | Proto-West Germanic | ald | old |
| 8 | Proto-Germanic | aldaz | old, grown up |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂eltós | — |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂él- | to grow, nourish |
via English Bigot
| 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 |