Where does “dodgem” come from?
dodgem (English) comes from English Dodge, from English Roger, from Spanish Rodríguez, from Spanish -ez, from Latin -ities, from Latin -itia, from Latin -ia, from Latin -ius — Creates adjectives from noun or verb stems.
dodgem (English): A bumper car in an amusement park
Definitions
- A bumper car in an amusement park
Ancestry of “dodgem”, step by step
dodgem traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English Dodge
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | Dodge | A placename |
| 2 | English | Roger | dialectal nickname for the Devil |
| 3 | Spanish | Rodríguez | son of Rodrigo |
| 4 | Spanish | -ez | A suffix forming many Spanish surnames; A suffix... |
| 5 | Latin | -ities | Alternative form of -iēs |
| 6 | Latin | -itia | -ness, -ity |
| 7 | Latin | -ia | Used to form a feminine abstract noun, usually... |
| 8 | Latin | -ius | forming adjectives from nouns; nominative neuter... |
| 9 | Proto-Italic | -jōs | Forms comparative adjectives |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | -yós | Creates adjectives from noun or verb stems |
via English ’em
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | ’em | (now only in unstressed position) |
| 2 | English | hem | Used to fill in the gap of a pause with a... |
| 3 | Middle English | hem | Third-person plural accusative pronoun: them;... |
| 4 | Old English | hem | hem, border |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | hammjan | To press; pinch; To obstruct; restrict; restrain;... |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | hamjaną | To press; pinch; To obstruct; restrict; restrain;... |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | kem- | to press together; to hinder, to hamper; to... |