Where does “whig” come from?
Whig derives from Scots whiggamore, combining Scots whig with mare, from English and Latin mare meaning sea, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European mer- or mey- relating to water.
whig (English): a member of an 18th- and 19th-century political...
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- a member of an 18th- and 19th-century political...
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