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Where does “googlable” come from?

googlable (English) comes from English Google, from English googly, from English goo-goo, from Tagalog gago, from Spanish gago, from Galician gago — stutterer; one who speaks nasally; stuttering.

googlable (English): Alternative form of googleable

Definitions

  1. Alternative form of googleable

Ancestry of “googlable”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishGoogleAlternative letter-case form of google
2EnglishgooglyA ball, bowled by a leg-break bowler, that spins...
3Englishgoo-gooA Philippine person; A government reformer;...
4Tagaloggagoignorant; foolish; stupid; contemptible; fool;...
5Spanishgagostutterer; stuttering
6Galiciangagostutterer; one who speaks nasally; stuttering

Words derived from “googlable”

  • ungooglable
  • googlability
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