Where does “folktronica” come from?
folktronica (English) comes from English electronica, from English -a, from English have, from English -s, from English ’s, from English Kingstown, from English town, from Middle English toun — on, onto.
folktronica (English): A musical genre combining elements of folk music...
Definitions
- A musical genre combining elements of folk music...
Ancestry of “folktronica”, step by step
folktronica traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English electronica
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | electronica | Any of a wide range of electronic music genres;... |
| 2 | English | -a | plural of -um; plural of -on; Marks singular... |
| 3 | English | have | To possess, own; To hold, as something at... |
| 4 | English | -s | Used to form regular plurals of nouns; Used to... |
| 5 | English | ’s | — |
| 6 | English | Kingstown | OS grid ref NY3959 |
| 7 | English | town | A settlement; an area with residential districts,... |
| 8 | Middle English | toun | town |
| 9 | Middle English | ende | The end or finishing of a thing; the terminal... |
| 10 | Old English | ende | end, limit, border, corner |
| 11 | Proto-Germanic | andi | in addition, furthermore, and |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂énti | opposite; near; in front |
| 13 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂énts | forehead; front |
| 14 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂ent- | face; forehead; front |
| 15 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂en- | on, onto |
via English folk
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | folk | Of or pertaining to the inhabitants of a land,... |
| 2 | German | volk | people, nation, folk, tribe, race group united by culture, history, descent, and/or language |
| 3 | Middle High German | volc | — |
| 4 | Old High German | folc | folk; people collectively, nation; people, nation |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | folk | people, tribe |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | fulką | people; tribe |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | pleh₁- | to fill |