Where does “fagcent” come from?
fagcent (English) comes from English accent, from Middle English accent, from Latin accinō, from Latin ad-, from Latin īn-, from Latin în, from Latin en, from Proto-Italic en — in.
fagcent (English): Manner of speaking perceived as typical of a gay man, characterized by hyperarticulated sibilants, wide pitch range, breathiness, etc
Definitions
- Manner of speaking perceived as typical of a gay man, characterized by hyperarticulated sibilants, wide pitch range, breathiness, etc
Ancestry of “fagcent”, step by step
fagcent traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English accent
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | accent | A higher-pitched or stronger articulation of a... |
| 2 | Middle English | accent | accent |
| 3 | Latin | accinō | to sing to |
| 4 | Latin | ad- | to; usually prefixed to verbs, in which cases it... |
| 5 | Latin | īn- | un-, non-, not |
| 6 | Latin | în | in, at, on, upon, from (space) |
| 7 | Latin | en | lookǃ beholdǃ; reallyǃ?; come onǃ |
| 8 | Proto-Italic | en | in |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁én | in |
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 |