Where does “camouflanguage” come from?
camouflanguage (English) comes from English camouflage, from French camouflage, from French camoufler, from French camouflet, from Italian camuffare, from Italian muffare, from Medieval Latin muffula, from Frankish molfell — to strengthen; to bind; to change, exchange.
camouflanguage (English): Language that uses jargon, euphemism, vagueness,...
Definitions
- Language that uses jargon, euphemism, vagueness,...
Ancestry of “camouflanguage”, step by step
camouflanguage traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English camouflage
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | camouflage | A disguise or covering up; The act of disguising;... |
| 2 | French | camouflage | camouflage |
| 3 | French | camoufler | to camouflage |
| 4 | French | camouflet | snub, affront; camouflet |
| 5 | Italian | camuffare | To disguise; To hide |
| 6 | Italian | muffare | to become mouldy |
| 7 | Medieval Latin | muffula | a muff; muff |
| 8 | Frankish | molfell | soft garment made of hide |
| 9 | Middle High German | mol | — |
| 10 | Old High German | mol | — |
| 11 | Proto-Germanic | mulô | muzzle |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | molh₂-o- | — |
| 13 | Proto-Indo-European | melh₂- | to grind, to crush |
| 14 | Proto-Indo-European | mel- | soft; tender; weak; to deceive; to rub |
| 15 | Proto-Indo-European | mey- | to strengthen; to bind; to change, exchange |
via English language
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | language | A body of words, and set of methods of combining... |
| 2 | Middle English | langage | language, tongue, speech; dialect, idiom, local... |
| 3 | Old French | language | language (style of communicating) |
| 4 | Vulgar Latin | linguaticum | language |
| 5 | Latin | lingua | tongue; a speech; an utterance or expression |
| 6 | Latin | -ula | regō + API → rēgula; tegō + API → tēgula;... |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | -tlom | Alternative form of *-trom |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | -trom | Forms nouns denoting a tool or instrument |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | -tḗr | Derives agent nouns from verbs, denoting someone... |