Where does “shoppertainment” come from?
shoppertainment (English) comes from English shopper, from English -er, from Middle English -er, from Old French -er, from Latin -āre, from Proto-Italic -āō, from Proto-Indo-European -eh₂yéti, from Proto-Indo-European -yéti — he, she.
shoppertainment (English): Synonym of retailtainment
Definitions
- Synonym of retailtainment
Ancestry of “shoppertainment”, step by step
shoppertainment traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English shopper
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | shopper | A person who shops; A free local newspaper... |
| 2 | English | -er | A person or thing that does an action indicated... |
| 3 | Middle English | -er | agentive suffix; agent noun suffix |
| 4 | Old French | -er | Alternative form of -ier, verbal suffix;... |
| 5 | Latin | -āre | first conjugation |
| 6 | Proto-Italic | -āō | Forms primarily denominative verbs |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | -eh₂yéti | Creates iterative/ frequentative/ intensive... |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | -yéti | Creates intransitive, often deponent,... |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | yé- | — |
| 10 | Chichewa | iye | he, she |
via English entertainment
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | entertainment | An activity designed to give pleasure, enjoyment,... |
| 2 | English | entertain | To amuse (someone); to engage the attention of agreeably |
| 3 | Old French | entretenir | to support one another |
| 4 | Old French | tenir | to possess; to have; to hold |
| 5 | Latin | teneō | to hold, have; to grasp |
| 6 | Proto-Italic | tenēō | to hold |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | ten- | to stretch, to extend |