Where does “organlegger” come from?
organlegger (English) comes from English bootlegger, from English bootleg, from English boot, from French botte, from Italian botta, from Italian bottare, from French bouter, from Middle French bouter — to grow, swell; to swell, wax, grow; to blow; to...
organlegger (English): Someone who illegally harvests and sells human organs
Definitions
- Someone who illegally harvests and sells human organs
Ancestry of “organlegger”, step by step
organlegger traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English bootlegger
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | bootlegger | An illegal trader of goods, especially of alcohol |
| 2 | English | bootleg | To make, transport and/or sell illegal alcoholic... |
| 3 | English | boot | A heavy shoe that covers part of the leg; A blow... |
| 4 | French | botte | boot; something resembling a boot; oppression |
| 5 | Italian | botta | blow, hit, shock, knock, attack |
| 6 | Italian | bottare | — |
| 7 | French | bouter | to push; to remove flesh from the skin of an... |
| 8 | Middle French | bouter | to pull |
| 9 | Old French | bouter | to strike; to hit; to place; to put; to enter |
| 10 | Frankish | bautan | to push, strike, beat; to hit, strike; to hit,... |
| 11 | Proto-West Germanic | bautan | to beat |
| 12 | Proto-Germanic | bautaną | to beat, push |
| 13 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰewd- | to hit, strike; to beat, push; to strike, push,... |
| 14 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰew- | to grow, swell; to swell, wax, grow; to blow; to... |
via English organ
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | organ | A larger part of an organism, composed of tissues... |
| 2 | Middle English | organe | A device used to produce music; a musical... |
| 3 | Old French | organe | — |
| 4 | Latin | organum | an implement, instrument, tool; any musical... |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | ὄργανον | instrument, implement, tool; sense organ; musical... |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | werǵ- | to make |