Where does “gopherspace” come from?
gopherspace (English) comes from English Gopher, from English Blog, from English weblog, from English log, from Middle English logge, from Old French loge, from Latin laubĭa, from Frankish laubijā — dirt, mud; to cut, remove, prune, separate; to...
gopherspace (English): The world of information available via the Gopher...
Definitions
- The world of information available via the Gopher...
Ancestry of “gopherspace”, step by step
gopherspace traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English Gopher
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | Gopher | An Internet protocol for document search and retrieval |
| 2 | English | Blog | A cocktail or punch served at science fiction... |
| 3 | English | weblog | A website in the form of an ongoing journal |
| 4 | English | log | The trunk of a dead tree, cleared of branches;... |
| 5 | Middle English | logge | large long stick, staff, pole, log |
| 6 | Old French | loge | arbor, covered walk-way; arbour, covered walk-way |
| 7 | Latin | laubĭa | penthouse, gallery, arcade, portico, lodge |
| 8 | Frankish | laubijā | shelter; arbour; shelter, arbour; arbour, shelter |
| 9 | Proto-West Germanic | laub | leaf; foliage |
| 10 | Proto-Germanic | laubą | leaf |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | lewp- | peel, break off; to flake off, peel, damage; to... |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | lew- | dirt, mud; to cut, remove, prune, separate; to... |
via English space
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | space | "Of time."; "Unlimited or generalized extent,... |
| 2 | Middle English | space | — |
| 3 | Old French | espace | space; room; duration |
| 4 | Latin | spatium | Space, room, extent; Distance between points; A... |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | spéh₁- | to succeed, to prosper |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | speh₁- | to succeed, to prosper |