Where does “divulgâcher” come from?
divulgâcher (French) comes from French gâcher, from Middle French gascher, from Old French gaschier, from Old Dutch wascan, from Frankish waskan, from Proto-Germanic waskaną, from Proto-Germanic watskaną, from Proto-Indo-European wed- — to wither; fade; to move, go ahead; to be strong;...
divulgâcher (French): to spoil (by revealing information prematurely)
Definitions
- to spoil (by revealing information prematurely)
Ancestry of “divulgâcher”, step by step
divulgâcher traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via French gâcher
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | French | gâcher | to ruin, spoil, mar, wreck, waste; to mess up,... |
| 2 | Middle French | gascher | to waste, row |
| 3 | Old French | gaschier | to wash, soak |
| 4 | Old Dutch | wascan | to wash |
| 5 | Frankish | waskan | to wash |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | waskaną | to wash |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | watskaną | to wash, get wet |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | wed- | water |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | wey- | to wither; fade; to move, go ahead; to be strong;... |
via French divulguer
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | French | divulguer | to divulge |
| 2 | Latin | divulgo | I spread among the people, make common, publish,... |
| 3 | Latin | dis- | asunder, apart, in two; reversal, removal;... |
| 4 | Latin | calceus | shoe |
| 5 | Latin | calx | limestone; chalk; the finish line |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | χάλιξ | small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble |