Where does “deficit budget” come from?
deficit budget (English) comes from English budget, from Middle English bogett, from Old French bougette, from Old French bouge, from Latin bulga, from Gaulish bolgā, from Proto-Celtic bolgos, from Proto-Indo-European bʰelǵʰ-.
deficit budget (English): A financial plan in which estimated expenditures exceed planned revenues over a specific period
Definitions
- A financial plan in which estimated expenditures exceed planned revenues over a specific period
Ancestry of “deficit budget”, step by step
deficit budget traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English budget
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | budget | The amount of money or resources earmarked for a... |
| 2 | Middle English | bogett | — |
| 3 | Old French | bougette | — |
| 4 | Old French | bouge | sack; purse; small bag |
| 5 | Latin | bulga | knapsack, wallet, satchel; wallet, purse; womb |
| 6 | Gaulish | bolgā | bag, sack |
| 7 | Proto-Celtic | bolgos | sack, bag; stomach |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰelǵʰ- | to swell |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰel- | to sound; to speak, roar, bark; shiny, white; to... |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰōl- | — |