Where does “narcobourgeois” come from?
narcobourgeois (English) comes from English bourgeois, from French bourgeois, from French Bourgois, from French -ois, from Old French -ois, from Latin -ensis, from Latin arvum, from Latin colō — to turn.
narcobourgeois (English): A member of the narcobourgeoisie
Definitions
- A member of the narcobourgeoisie
Ancestry of “narcobourgeois”, step by step
narcobourgeois traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English bourgeois
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | bourgeois | Of or relating to the middle class, their... |
| 2 | French | bourgeois | bourgeois; member of the middle class |
| 3 | French | Bourgois | — |
| 4 | French | -ois | Used to form adjectives related to a particular... |
| 5 | Old French | -ois | used to form nationalities; used to form names of... |
| 6 | Latin | -ensis | Of or from |
| 7 | Latin | arvum | field; farm land |
| 8 | Latin | colō | to cultivate the land, till, tend, take care of a field or garden |
| 9 | Latin | quelō | — |
| 10 | Proto-Italic | kʷelō | to inhabit |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | kʷéleti | — |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | kʷel- | to turn |
via English narco
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | narco | Narcotics; A South American drug baron; A police... |
| 2 | English | narcoleptic | One who suffers from narcolepsy; Pertaining to... |
| 3 | English | narco- | Pertaining to stupor, sleep, or a state of... |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | ναρκόω | I benumb |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | -όω | Added to a noun or adjective to make a verb with... |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | -oyéti | Creates factitive verbs from adjectives |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | -yéti | Creates intransitive, often deponent,... |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | yé- | — |
| 9 | Chichewa | iye | he, she |