Where does “nigaudement” come from?
nigaudement (French) comes from French nigaud, from French Nigodème, from French Nicodème, from Latin Nīcodēmus, from Ancient Greek Νῑκόδημος, from Ancient Greek δῆμος, from Ancient Greek γράφω, from Proto-Hellenic grəpʰō — to turn, bend, twist, wind; to tie, bind...
nigaudement (French): dimwittedly
Ancestry of “nigaudement”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | French | nigaud | silly, dimwitted; nincompoop, goof, nitwit |
| 2 | French | Nigodème | — |
| 3 | French | Nicodème | Nicodemus |
| 4 | Latin | Nīcodēmus | — |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | Νῑκόδημος | — |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | δῆμος | district, country, land; the common people; free... |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | γράφω | to scratch, cut into; to draw, sketch, paint; to... |
| 8 | Proto-Hellenic | grəpʰō | to scratch, cut or carve into; to draw ,... |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | gerbʰ- | to carve |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | ger- | to turn, bend, twist, wind; to tie, bind... |