Where does “shrinkflation” come from?
shrinkflation (English) comes from English inflation, from Old French inflation, from Latin īnflātiō, from Latin -tiō, from Latin dissertātiō, from Latin dissertus, from Latin disserere, from Latin dis- — small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble.
shrinkflation (English): The practice of making products smaller while...
Definitions
- The practice of making products smaller while...
Ancestry of “shrinkflation”, step by step
shrinkflation traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English inflation
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | inflation | An act, instance of, or state of expansion or... |
| 2 | Old French | inflation | swelling |
| 3 | Latin | īnflātiō | inflation |
| 4 | Latin | -tiō | tion, -ation, -ing |
| 5 | Latin | dissertātiō | (spoken) dissertation, discourse, disquisition |
| 6 | Latin | dissertus | arranged, disposed; explained |
| 7 | Latin | disserere | second-person singular future passive indicative... |
| 8 | Latin | dis- | asunder, apart, in two; reversal, removal;... |
| 9 | Latin | calceus | shoe |
| 10 | Latin | calx | limestone; chalk; the finish line |
| 11 | Ancient Greek | χάλιξ | small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble |
via English shrink
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | shrink | To cause to become smaller; To become smaller; to... |
| 2 | Middle English | schrynken | To shrivel up or wrinkle; to contract |
| 3 | Old English | sċrincan | to shrivel up |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | skrinkwaną | to shrink, pull together, shrivel |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | sker- | to jump; to turn, to bend; to turn, bend |