Where does “yardfowlism” come from?

yardfowlism (English) comes from English yardfowl, from English Yard, from English milliard, from French milliard, from French million, from Middle French million, from Old French millon, from Italian milione.

yardfowlism (English): Political sycophancy in return for favors

Definitions

  1. Political sycophancy in return for favors

Ancestry of “yardfowlism”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishyardfowlA chicken raised in a yard
2EnglishYardScotland Yard or New Scotland Yard
3Englishmilliard10, a thousand million
4FrenchmilliardA milliard
5Frenchmillionmillion, 10
6Middle Frenchmillionmillion, 10
7Old Frenchmillon
8Italianmilionemillion
9Italianmillethousand
10LatinMīllethousand; 1000
11Proto-Italicsmīɣeslīthousand
12Proto-Indo-Europeansmih₂ǵʰéslih₂
Every word from Proto-Indo-European smih₂ǵʰéslih₂Every word from Proto-Italic smīɣeslīEvery word from Latin Mīlle