Where does “windcheater” come from?
windcheater (English) comes from English cheater, from English cheat, from Middle English chete, from Middle English achete, from Middle English eschete, from Old French eschet, from Old French escheoir, from Latin excadēre — to fall.
windcheater (English): A heavy weatherproof jacket
Definitions
- A heavy weatherproof jacket
Ancestry of “windcheater”, step by step
windcheater traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English cheater
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | cheater | One who cheats; An improvised breaker bar made... |
| 2 | English | cheat | To violate rules in order to gain advantage from... |
| 3 | Middle English | chete | cottage |
| 4 | Middle English | achete | Escheat; the acquisition of property left without an inheritor |
| 5 | Middle English | eschete | The taking of property from a feudal subject due to extinction of their line or crimes committed; escheat |
| 6 | Old French | eschet | — |
| 7 | Old French | escheoir | to fall; to happen |
| 8 | Latin | excadēre | fall out |
| 9 | Latin | cadēre | — |
| 10 | Latin | cadō | to fall, to fall out |
| 11 | Proto-Italic | kadō | fall, sink |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱad- | to fall |
via English wind
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | wind | Real or perceived movement of atmospheric air... |
| 2 | English | farm | A place where agricultural and similar activities... |
| 3 | Middle English | ferme | A lease; the renting of land |
| 4 | Old French | ferme | lease; the land leased; farm |
| 5 | Medieval Latin | ferma | Alternative form of firma |
| 6 | Latin | Firma | tax, tribute |
| 7 | Latin | Firmus | strong, powerful |
| 8 | Proto-Italic | fermos | — |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | dʰer-mo-s | holding |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | dʰer- | to support; to hold |