Where does “wingnutosphere” come from?
wingnutosphere (English) comes from English ‐o‐, from English -prim, from English trimethoprim, from English trimethoxy, from English methoxy, from English oxy-, from English oxygen, from French oxygène — to produce, to beget, to give birth.
wingnutosphere (English): The community of bloggers perceived to be on the political far right
Definitions
- The community of bloggers perceived to be on the political far right
Ancestry of “wingnutosphere”, step by step
wingnutosphere traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English ‐o‐
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | ‐o‐ | — |
| 2 | English | -prim | Used to form names of trimethoprim derivatives acting as |
| 3 | English | trimethoprim | A synthetic antibiotic used to treat malaria and... |
| 4 | English | trimethoxy | Three methoxy groups in a molecule |
| 5 | English | methoxy | The univalent radical CH-O- derived from methanol |
| 6 | English | oxy- | Sharp, keen, acute, pungent, acid; Concerning... |
| 7 | English | oxygen | The chemical element with an atomic number of 8... |
| 8 | French | oxygène | oxygen; inflection of oxygéner: ##... |
| 9 | Ancient Greek | γένος | offspring, descendant; family, clan; nation, race |
| 10 | Proto-Hellenic | génos | family; race |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵénh₁os | race, lineage |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵenh₁- | to produce, to beget, to give birth |
via English wingnut
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | wingnut | A deciduous tree of the genus Pterocarya native... |
| 2 | English | wing nut | A nut with wing-like projections to provide... |
| 3 | English | wing | An appendage of an animal's body that enables it... |
| 4 | English | woman | An adult female human; All female humans... |
| 5 | Middle English | womman | An female adult person; a woman; The female sex... |
| 6 | Old English | wīfmann | woman; female servant; woman |
| 7 | Old English | mann | person; man meaning mankind; man meaning adult... |
| 8 | Proto-West Germanic | mann | person, human |
| 9 | Proto-Germanic | *mann- | — |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | men- | to think, mind; spiritual activity; to stay,... |