Where does “buzzword” come from?
buzzword (Portuguese) comes from English buzzword, from English Word, from English worth, from Middle English worth, from Old English weorþ, from Proto-Germanic werþaz, from Proto-Indo-European wert-, from Proto-Indo-European wer- — to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel.
buzzword (Portuguese): buzzword fashionable technical jargon
Definitions
- buzzword fashionable technical jargon
Ancestry of “buzzword”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | buzzword | A word drawn from or imitative of technical... |
| 2 | English | Word | Scripture; The Bible; The creative word of God;... |
| 3 | English | worth | Having a value of; proper to be exchanged for;... |
| 4 | Middle English | worth | to become |
| 5 | Old English | weorþ | worth, deserving; honoured, esteemed; worth,... |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | werþaz | worthy, valuable |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | wert- | to turn, to rotate |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | wer- | to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel |