Where does “twitlist” come from?
twitlist (English) comes from English List, from French liste, from German līste, from Italian lista, from Old High German līsta, from Proto-Germanic līstōn.
twitlist (English): A kill file
Definitions
- A kill file
Ancestry of “twitlist”, step by step
twitlist traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English List
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | List | A strip of fabric, especially from the edge of a piece of cloth |
| 2 | French | liste | list |
| 3 | German | līste | list |
| 4 | Italian | lista | list, pile; strip, stripe; inflection of... |
| 5 | Old High German | līsta | — |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | līstōn | — |
via English twit
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | twit | To reproach, blame; to ridicule or tease; To... |
| 2 | English | A user account belonging to the above service; To... | |
| 3 | Middle English | twitren | — |
| 4 | Old English | twiterian | — |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | twitwizōną | To twitter; chirp |