Where does “Tuntenballett” come from?
Tuntenballett (German) comes from German Ballett, from French ballet, from Middle French ballet, from Italian balletto, from Italian -etto, from English -et, from Middle English -et, from Old French -et — Forms adjectives from nouns, indicating the possession of a thing or a quality.
Tuntenballett (German): something, especially a sport event, that lacks certain male or macho qualities, e.g. tough physical contact
Definitions
- something, especially a sport event, that lacks certain male or macho qualities, e.g. tough physical contact
Ancestry of “Tuntenballett”, step by step
Tuntenballett traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via German Ballett
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Ballett | ballet |
| 2 | French | ballet | ballet |
| 3 | Middle French | ballet | — |
| 4 | Italian | balletto | Diminutive of ballo; short dance; ballet; ballet... |
| 5 | Italian | -etto | Alterative suffix used to form melioratives,... |
| 6 | English | -et | Used to form diminutives, loosely construed |
| 7 | Middle English | -et | Forms diminutive nouns from nouns; in some words,... |
| 8 | Old French | -et | Used to form a diminutive, masculine noun;... |
| 9 | Latin | -ātus | ed |
| 10 | Proto-Italic | -ātos | — |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | -éh₂tos | Forms adjectives from nouns, indicating the possession of a thing or a quality |