Where does “blog” come from?
blog (English) comes from English weblog, from English log, from Middle English logge, from Old French loge, from Latin laubĭa, from Frankish laubijā, from Proto-West Germanic laub, from Proto-Germanic laubą — dirt, mud; to cut, remove, prune, separate; to...
blog (English): A cocktail or punch served at science fiction...
Definitions
- A cocktail or punch served at science fiction...
Ancestry of “blog”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | weblog | A website in the form of an ongoing journal |
| 2 | English | log | The trunk of a dead tree, cleared of branches;... |
| 3 | Middle English | logge | large long stick, staff, pole, log |
| 4 | Old French | loge | arbor, covered walk-way; arbour, covered walk-way |
| 5 | Latin | laubĭa | — |
| 6 | Frankish | laubijā | shelter; arbour; shelter, arbour; arbour, shelter |
| 7 | Proto-West Germanic | laub | leaf; foliage |
| 8 | Proto-Germanic | laubą | leaf |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | lewp- | peel, break off; to flake off, peel, damage; to... |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | lew- | dirt, mud; to cut, remove, prune, separate; to... |