Where does “de-bourgeoisify” come from?
de-bourgeoisify (English) comes from English bourgeoisify, from English bourgeois, from French bourgeois, from French Bourgois, from French -ois, from Old French -ois, from Latin -ensis, from Latin arvum — to turn.
de-bourgeoisify (English): To remove the bourgeois characteristics or...
Definitions
- To remove the bourgeois characteristics or...
Ancestry of “de-bourgeoisify”, step by step
de-bourgeoisify traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English bourgeoisify
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | bourgeoisify | To make bourgeois |
| 2 | English | bourgeois | Of or relating to the middle class, their... |
| 3 | French | bourgeois | bourgeois; member of the middle class |
| 4 | French | Bourgois | — |
| 5 | French | -ois | Used to form adjectives related to a particular... |
| 6 | Old French | -ois | used to form nationalities; used to form names of... |
| 7 | Latin | -ensis | Of or from |
| 8 | Latin | arvum | field; farm land |
| 9 | Latin | colō | to cultivate the land, till, tend, take care of a field or garden |
| 10 | Latin | quelō | — |
| 11 | Proto-Italic | kʷelō | to inhabit |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | kʷéleti | — |
| 13 | Proto-Indo-European | kʷel- | to turn |
via English de
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | de | To do; Pronunciation spelling of the; A... |
| 2 | Chinese | 德 | — |
| 3 | Mandarin | 德意志 | — |
| 4 | German | Deutsch | German |
| 5 | Old High German | diutsch | — |
| 6 | Old High German | diutisc | Alternative form of diutisk; popular, vernacular;... |
| 7 | Proto-West Germanic | þiudisk | of the people, popular, vernacular |
| 8 | Proto-Germanic | þiudiskaz | of the people, popular; of the tribe |
| 9 | Proto-Germanic | þeudō | people, tribe |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | tewtéh₂ | people, tribe |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | tewh₂- | to swell; to crowd; to be strong |