Where does “broscience” come from?
broscience (English) comes from English bro, from English brew, from English -er, from Middle English -er, from Old French -er, from Latin -āre, from Proto-Italic -āō, from Proto-Indo-European -eh₂yéti — he, she.
broscience (English): The pseudoscience associated with bodybuilding
Definitions
- The pseudoscience associated with bodybuilding
Ancestry of “broscience”, step by step
broscience traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English bro
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | bro | brother; a male sibling; brother; a male comrade... |
| 2 | English | brew | To make tea or coffee by mixing tea leaves or... |
| 3 | English | -er | A person or thing that does an action indicated... |
| 4 | Middle English | -er | agentive suffix; agent noun suffix |
| 5 | Old French | -er | Alternative form of -ier, verbal suffix;... |
| 6 | Latin | -āre | first conjugation |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | -āō | Forms primarily denominative verbs |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | -eh₂yéti | Creates iterative/ frequentative/ intensive... |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | -yéti | Creates intransitive, often deponent,... |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | yé- | — |
| 11 | Chichewa | iye | he, she |
via English science
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | science | A particular discipline or branch of learning,... |
| 2 | Middle English | science | facts, knowledge; that which is known; One's... |
| 3 | Old French | science | knowledge; wisdom |
| 4 | Latin | scientia | knowledge; nominative neuter plural of sciēns;... |
| 5 | Latin | sciēns | knowing, understanding |
| 6 | Latin | sciō | to be able to, to know, understand, to have practical knowledge |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | sḱēy- | to shine; to shimmer; shadow; luster, gloss,... |
| 8 | Proto-Germanic | skaidą | separation, distinction |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | skÁit- | to cut, part, spearate, divide; to cut, part,... |