Where does “skimpflation” come from?
skimpflation (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.
skimpflation (English): The practice of reducing the quality of products while continuing to market them at the same price
Definitions
- The practice of reducing the quality of products while continuing to market them at the same price
Ancestry of “skimpflation”, step by step
skimpflation 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 skimp
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | skimp | To mock, deride, scorn, scold, make fun of; To... |
| 2 | Proto-Germanic | skimpijaną | to skip, hop |