Where does “googleable” come from?
googleable (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.
googleable (English): Able to be searched for or found using Google or...
Definitions
- Able to be searched for or found using Google or...
Ancestry of “googleable”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | Alternative letter-case form of google | |
| 2 | English | googly | A ball, bowled by a leg-break bowler, that spins... |
| 3 | English | goo-goo | A Philippine person; A government reformer;... |
| 4 | Tagalog | gago | ignorant; foolish; stupid; contemptible; fool;... |
| 5 | Spanish | gago | stutterer; stuttering |
| 6 | Galician | gago | stutterer; one who speaks nasally; stuttering |