Where does “marplotry” come from?
marplotry (English) comes from English marplot, from English plot, from Middle English plot, from Old English plot, from Proto-Germanic plataz, from Proto-Indo-European b(e)lad- — to strike, beat.
marplotry (English): that ruins a plan, spoilsportism
Definitions
- that ruins a plan, spoilsportism
Ancestry of “marplotry”, step by step
marplotry traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English marplot
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | marplot | A meddlesome person whose activity interferes... |
| 2 | English | plot | The course of a story, comprising a series of... |
| 3 | Middle English | plot | plot of land |
| 4 | Old English | plot | a plot of ground |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | plataz | slap, strike, blow |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | b(e)lad- | to strike, beat |
via English ry
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | ry | A test pattern consisting of a repeating character string alternating letters R and Y, used to test five-level teleprinter and radioteletype (RTTY) systems |