Where does “geepound” come from?
geepound (English) comes from English Pound, from Middle English pound, from Old English pund, from Proto-Germanic *pund, from Proto-Germanic pundą, from Latin pondus, from Proto-Italic pondos, from Proto-Indo-European (s)pénd-os — to stretch.
geepound (English): Synonym of slug
Definitions
- Synonym of slug
Ancestry of “geepound”, step by step
geepound traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English Pound
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | Pound | both named after Thaddeus C. Pound |
| 2 | Middle English | pound | A measurement for weight, most notably the Tower... |
| 3 | Old English | pund | pound |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | *pund | — |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | pundą | pound |
| 6 | Latin | pondus | weight; weight of a pound; heaviness, weight of a... |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | pondos | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)pénd-os | — |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)pend- | to stretch |
via English Gee
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | Gee | A general exclamation of surprise or frustration |
| 2 | English | Jesus | The Christian savior; An exclamation, the use of... |
| 3 | Middle English | Jhesus | Jesus (Christ) |
| 4 | Latin | Iēsus | Jesus |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | Ἰησοῦς | Jesus |
| 6 | Aramaic | ישוע | Joshua, a Biblical character |
| 7 | Hebrew | ישוע | Yeshua or Jeshua as the name of multiple people in the Bible, sometimes anglicized in translation as Joshua or Jesus |
| 8 | Hebrew | יהושע | Joshua |
| 9 | Hebrew | הוֹשֵׁעַ | Salvation; Hosea |