Where does “tinfoilhattery” come from?
tinfoilhattery (English) comes from English tinfoil hat, from English tinfoil, from English FOIL, from Middle English foilen, from Old French fouler, from Latin fullo, from Proto-Indo-European bʰleh₃-, from Proto-Indo-European bʰel-.
tinfoilhattery (English): The belief in and/or propagation of conspiracy...
Definitions
- The belief in and/or propagation of conspiracy...
Ancestry of “tinfoilhattery”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | tinfoil hat | A piece of headgear made from one or more sheets... |
| 2 | English | tinfoil | A thin, pliable sheet of tin or an alloy of tin... |
| 3 | English | FOIL | To apply the FOIL algorithm to |
| 4 | Middle English | foilen | spoil a scent trail by crossing it |
| 5 | Old French | fouler | to tread, to stamp, to full; tread on, trample |
| 6 | Latin | fullo | fuller |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰleh₃- | bloom, flower |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰel- | to sound; to speak, roar, bark; shiny, white; to... |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰōl- | — |