Where does “flippening” come from?

flippening (English) comes from English Flip, from English fillip, from Middle English filippen, from Middle English flappen — to flap, clap, slap, strike.

flippening (English): The event of a cryptocurrency becoming dominant over another cryptocurrency or traditional currency

Definitions

  1. The event of a cryptocurrency becoming dominant over another cryptocurrency or traditional currency

Ancestry of “flippening”, step by step

flippening traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English Flip

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishFlipA Filipino; a person who is of Filipino...
2EnglishfillipThe action of holding the tip of a finger against...
3Middle Englishfilippento make a signal or sound with thumb and right...
4Middle Englishflappento flap, clap, slap, strike

via English happening

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Englishhappeningpresent participle of happen; Busy, lively;...
2Middle Englishhappenyng—
Every word from Middle English flappen →