Where does “gay-related immunodeficiency” come from?

gay-related immunodeficiency (English) comes from English deficiency, from English deficient, from Latin dēficiens, from Latin deficere, from Latin defectus, from Latin deficio, from Latin faciō, from Latin -torium.

gay-related immunodeficiency (English): GRID; Synonym of AIDS

Definitions

  1. GRID; Synonym of AIDS

Ancestry of “gay-related immunodeficiency”, step by step

gay-related immunodeficiency traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via English deficiency

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishdeficiencyInadequacy or incompleteness; An insufficiency,...
2EnglishdeficientLacking something essential; "often construed...
3Latindēficiensfailing, disappointing
4Latindeficerepresent active infinitive of dēficiō;...
5Latindefectusfailure; absence; weakness, failing, defect
6LatindeficioI withdraw; I forsake, desert or abandon; I fail,...
7Latinfaciōto do
8Latin-toriumnominative neuter singular of -tōrius; accusative...
9Latin-tōriusory
10Latin-tor-er
11Proto-Italic-tōrForms agent nouns to verb stems
12Proto-Indo-European-tōrDerives agent nouns from verbs, denoting someone...
13Proto-Indo-European-tor-s

via English immune

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishimmuneExempt; not subject to; Protected by inoculation,...
2Latinimmūnisfree or exempt from taxes, public service, or penalty (+ ablative)
3Latinin- -isless, without, lacking
4Latinīn-un-, non-, not
5Latinînin, at, on, upon, from (space)
6Latinenlookǃ beholdǃ; reallyǃ?; come onǃ
7Proto-Italicenin
8Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁énin

via English gay

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishgayHappy, joyful, and lively; Quick, fast; Festive,...
2Middle Englishgayjoyous, merry
3Old Frenchgaihappy; cheerful; gay
4Old Occitangaihappy; joyous
5Proto-Germanicganhuzfast, quick
6Proto-Indo-Europeanǵʰengʰ-to walk; to step
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -tor-sEvery word from Latin -toriumEvery word from Latin -tor
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