Where does “lowbrowism” come from?
lowbrowism (English) comes from English lowbrow, from English low, from English allow, from Middle English allowen, from Old French alouer, from Latin allocō, from Latin ad-, from Latin īn- — in.
lowbrowism (English): lowbrow attitudes and policies generally
Definitions
- lowbrow attitudes and policies generally
Ancestry of “lowbrowism”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | lowbrow | Unsophisticated, not intended for an audience of... |
| 2 | English | low | Situated close to, or even below, the ground or... |
| 3 | English | allow | To grant, give, admit, accord, afford, or yield;... |
| 4 | Middle English | allowen | — |
| 5 | Old French | alouer | Alternative form of aloer |
| 6 | Latin | allocō | — |
| 7 | Latin | ad- | to; usually prefixed to verbs, in which cases it... |
| 8 | Latin | īn- | — |
| 9 | Latin | în | — |
| 10 | Latin | en | lookǃ beholdǃ; reallyǃ?; come onǃ |
| 11 | Proto-Italic | en | in |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁én | in |