Where does “Gräuelpropaganda” come from?
Gräuelpropaganda (German) comes from German Propaganda, from French propagande, from New Latin propāganda, from Latin propago, from Latin prō-, from Proto-Italic *pro-, from Proto-Indo-European pro-, from Proto-Indo-European por- — passed , crossed.
Gräuelpropaganda (German): atrocity propaganda propaganda directed at an enemy by spreading exaggerated or falsified information about atrocities committed by that enemy
Definitions
- atrocity propaganda propaganda directed at an enemy by spreading exaggerated or falsified information about atrocities committed by that enemy
Ancestry of “Gräuelpropaganda”, step by step
Gräuelpropaganda traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via German Propaganda
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Propaganda | propaganda |
| 2 | French | propagande | propaganda |
| 3 | New Latin | propāganda | — |
| 4 | Latin | propago | I propagate; I extend, enlarge, increase; set,... |
| 5 | Latin | prō- | forward direction, forward movement |
| 6 | Proto-Italic | *pro- | pro- see the Latin entry for further meanings |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | pro- | toward, forward |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | por- | to give birth; forward, through; going, passage |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | per- | before, in front; first; to go through |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | pr̥tós | passed , crossed |
via Middle English grauel
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Middle English | grauel | — |
| 2 | Old French | gravele | gravel; calculus |
| 3 | Old French | ele | she; wing |
| 4 | Latin | āla | a wing appendage of an animal's body that enables it to fly |
| 5 | Latin | axla | — |
| 6 | Latin | axis | An axletree of wagon, car, chariot; The North... |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | aksis | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂eḱs- | axis, axle |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂eǵ- | to drive |