Where does “fakebit” come from?

fakebit (English) comes from English bit, from Middle English bitte, from Old English byt, from Proto-Germanic *buttjā, from Latin buttia, from Ancient Greek βούττιον, from Ancient Greek -ῐον, from Proto-Indo-European -yós — Creates adjectives from noun or verb stems.

fakebit (English): A style of electronic music that uses modern...

Definitions

  1. A style of electronic music that uses modern...

Ancestry of “fakebit”, step by step

fakebit traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English bit

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishbitA piece of metal placed in a horse's mouth and...
2Middle EnglishbitteA flexible container for water or wine; a waterskin or wineskin
3Old Englishbytbottle, flagon
4Proto-Germanic*buttjā
5Latinbuttiacask, barrel
6Ancient Greekβούττιον
7Ancient Greek-ῐονdiminutive suffix; "suffix forming...
8Proto-Indo-European-yósCreates adjectives from noun or verb stems

via English fake

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishfakeNot real; false, fraudulent; Insincere; Something...
2EnglishfeakAlternative form of feague
3Germanfegento sweep, to polish
4Middle Low Germanvegen
5Old Dutchfegōnto cleanse
6Proto-West Germanicfaginōnto gladden, rejoice
7Proto-Germanicfaginōnąto gladden, rejoice
8Proto-Indo-Europeanpōḱ-
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -yósEvery word from Ancient Greek -ῐονEvery word from Ancient Greek βούττιον