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
- Political sycophancy in return for favors
Ancestry of “yardfowlism”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | yardfowl | A chicken raised in a yard |
| 2 | English | Yard | Scotland Yard or New Scotland Yard |
| 3 | English | milliard | 10, a thousand million |
| 4 | French | milliard | A milliard |
| 5 | French | million | million, 10 |
| 6 | Middle French | million | million, 10 |
| 7 | Old French | millon | — |
| 8 | Italian | milione | million |
| 9 | Italian | mille | thousand |
| 10 | Latin | Mīlle | thousand; 1000 |
| 11 | Proto-Italic | smīɣeslī | thousand |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | smih₂ǵʰéslih₂ | — |