Where does “fagboy” come from?
fagboy (English) comes from English fag, from English faggot, from Middle English fagot, from Old French fagot, from Vulgar Latin facus, from Latin fascis, from Latin fasciō, from Latin fascia — bundle, heap, load.
fagboy (English): A contemptible young gay man, sometimes partially...
Definitions
- A contemptible young gay man, sometimes partially...
Ancestry of “fagboy”, step by step
fagboy traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English fag
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | fag | In textile inspections, a rough or coarse defect... |
| 2 | English | faggot | A bundle of sticks or brushwood intended to be... |
| 3 | Middle English | fagot | A piece of wood for burning; firewood; A faggot... |
| 4 | Old French | fagot | fagot |
| 5 | Vulgar Latin | facus | — |
| 6 | Latin | fascis | A faggot, fascine; bundle, packet, package,... |
| 7 | Latin | fasciō | to envelop with bands, swathe |
| 8 | Latin | fascia | band, bandage, swathe, strip, ribbon; necktie |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰasḱ- | bundle, heap, load |
via English boy
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | boy | A young male; A male child: a son of any age; A... |
| 2 | Middle English | boye | servant, commoner, knave, boy |
| 3 | Old English | bōia | boy |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | bōjô | younger brother, young male relation |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | bō- | A stem meaning "father, brother, close male... |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰā- | to say |