Where does “バカッター” come from?
バカッター (Japanese) comes from Japanese ツイッター, from English Twitter, from Middle English twitren, from Old English twiterian, from Proto-Germanic twitwizōną — To twitter; chirp.
バカッター (Japanese): "Idiotter": Twitter, as a platform for people to expose their idiocy to the world
Definitions
- "Idiotter": Twitter, as a platform for people to expose their idiocy to the world
Ancestry of “バカッター”, step by step
バカッター traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Japanese ツイッター
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Japanese | ツイッター | Twitter a social-networking website |
| 2 | English | A user account belonging to the above service; To... | |
| 3 | Middle English | twitren | — |
| 4 | Old English | twiterian | — |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | twitwizōną | To twitter; chirp |
via Japanese ばか
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Japanese | ばか | — |