Where does “straphanger” come from?
straphanger (English) comes from English hanger, from English Hang, from English dang, from English damn, from Middle English dampnen, from Old French dampner, from Latin damnō, from Latin damnum — to share, divide.
straphanger (English): A person who travels using public transportation
Definitions
- A person who travels using public transportation
Ancestry of “straphanger”, step by step
straphanger traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English hanger
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | hanger | One who hangs, or causes to be hanged; a hangman,... |
| 2 | English | Hang | Name and trademark of a musical instrument... |
| 3 | English | dang | Damn; A damn, a negligible quantity, minimal... |
| 4 | English | damn | To condemn to hell; To condemn; to declare... |
| 5 | Middle English | dampnen | to damn |
| 6 | Old French | dampner | to damn |
| 7 | Latin | damnō | to discredit, find fault, disapprove, reject |
| 8 | Latin | damnum | damage or injury; loss; a fine |
| 9 | Proto-Italic | dapnom | — |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | dh₂pnóm | expense, investment |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | deh₂p- | to sacrifice; to lose |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | deh₂- | to share, divide |
via English strap
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | strap | A long, narrow, pliable strip of leather, cloth,... |
| 2 | English | strope | loop on a harness |
| 3 | Middle English | strope | — |
| 4 | Old French | estrope | strap, loop on a harness |
| 5 | Latin | stroppus | strap, band, thong; garter; wreath |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | στρόφος | thong; rope; twisted band, cord |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | ἄνθος | flower, blossom, bloom; froth, scum; bloom, peak |
| 8 | Proto-Hellenic | ántʰos | flower, blossom |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂éndʰos | bloom |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | -os | Creates action nouns or result nouns from verbs;... |