Where does “spamvertising” come from?
spamvertising (English) comes from English advertising, from English advertise, from Middle English advertisen, from Middle French advertir, from Old French avertir, from Latin advertō, from Latin ad-, from Latin īn- — in.
spamvertising (English): The practice of sending spam email, or of posting...
Definitions
- The practice of sending spam email, or of posting...
Ancestry of “spamvertising”, step by step
spamvertising traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English advertising
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | advertising | Communication whose purpose is to influence... |
| 2 | English | advertise | To give (especially public) notice of (something); to announce publicly |
| 3 | Middle English | advertisen | To pay attention |
| 4 | Middle French | advertir | to warn |
| 5 | Old French | avertir | to inform; to notify; to notice; to remark |
| 6 | Latin | advertō | to turn to or towards |
| 7 | Latin | ad- | to; usually prefixed to verbs, in which cases it... |
| 8 | Latin | īn- | un-, non-, not |
| 9 | Latin | în | in, at, on, upon, from (space) |
| 10 | Latin | en | lookǃ beholdǃ; reallyǃ?; come onǃ |
| 11 | Proto-Italic | en | in |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁én | in |
via English spam
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | spam | Unsolicited bulk electronic messages; Any... |