Where does “meaconing” come from?
meaconing (English) comes from English mask, from Middle French masque, from Italian maschera, from Latin masca, from Proto-West Germanic *maskā, from Proto-Germanic maskwǭ, from Proto-Indo-European mozgo-, from Proto-Indo-European mezgʷ- — to knit, tie, make a loop; to knit, tie; to knit,...
meaconing (English): The deceptive interception and rebroadcast of...
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Ancestry of “meaconing”, step by step
meaconing traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English mask
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | mask | A cover, or partial cover, for the face, used for... |
| 2 | Middle French | masque | mask |
| 3 | Italian | maschera | mask; surface, fiction; cinema attendant |
| 4 | Latin | masca | witch, hag; spectre; nightmare; mask |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | *maskā | mesh, net |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | maskwǭ | loop, knot; mesh, netting; mesh used as a filter,... |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | mozgo- | netting, mesh, knot, loop |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | mezgʷ- | to knit, tie, make a loop; to knit, tie; to knit,... |
via English beacon
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | beacon | A signal fire to notify of the approach of an... |
| 2 | Middle English | beken | A fire that signals an impending attack or... |
| 3 | Old English | bēacn | sign, signal |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | baukn | sign, symbol |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | baukną | sign, symbol |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰeh₂u- | to be, become |