Where does “tall poppy syndrome” come from?
tall poppy syndrome (English) comes from English syndrome, from New Latin syndrome, from Ancient Greek συνδρομή, from Ancient Greek σύνδρομος, from Ancient Greek δρόμος, from Ancient Greek -ός, from Proto-Hellenic *-os, from Proto-Indo-European -ós — Creates agent nouns from verb stems, denoting...
tall poppy syndrome (English): The tendency to disparage conspicuously...
Definitions
- The tendency to disparage conspicuously...
Ancestry of “tall poppy syndrome”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | syndrome | A recognizable pattern of signs, symptoms and/or... |
| 2 | New Latin | syndrome | — |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | συνδρομή | a concourse of people |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | σύνδρομος | running together |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | δρόμος | race, running; racetrack; course, path |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | -ός | — |
| 7 | Proto-Hellenic | *-os | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | -ós | Creates agent nouns from verb stems, denoting... |