Where does “gin burglar” come from?
gin burglar (English) comes from English gin, from Old French engin, from Latin ingenium, from Latin gignere, from Latin genere, from Latin genus, from Proto-Italic genos, from Proto-Indo-European ǵénh₁os — to produce, to beget, to give birth.
gin burglar (English): A white man who sexually exploits aboriginal...
Definitions
- A white man who sexually exploits aboriginal...
Ancestry of “gin burglar”, step by step
gin burglar traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English gin
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | gin | A colourless non-aged alcoholic liquor made by... |
| 2 | Old French | engin | intelligence; ruse; trickery; deception;... |
| 3 | Latin | ingenium | innate or natural quality, natural character;... |
| 4 | Latin | gignere | second-person singular future passive indicative... |
| 5 | Latin | genere | ablative singular of genus; to beget, produce |
| 6 | Latin | genus | birth, origin, lineage, descent; kind, type,... |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | genos | lineage, origin |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵénh₁os | race, lineage |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵenh₁- | to produce, to beget, to give birth |
via English burglar
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | burglar | A person who breaks in to premises with the... |
| 2 | Medieval Latin | burglator | — |
| 3 | Latin | burgo | dative singular of burgus; ablative singular of... |
| 4 | Late Latin | burgus | fortified town |
| 5 | Frankish | burg | fortress; town; fortified city |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | burgz | fortification, stronghold; city |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰr̥ǵʰ- | — |