Where does “show business” come from?
show business (Portuguese) comes from Portuguese showbusiness, from English showbusiness, from English business, from Middle English busines, from Old English bisiġnes, from Old English -nes, from Proto-West Germanic -nassī, from Proto-Germanic -inassuz — Creates collective nouns, which refer to groups...
show business (Portuguese): Alternative spelling of showbusiness
Definitions
- Alternative spelling of showbusiness
Ancestry of “show business”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Portuguese | showbusiness | showbusiness |
| 2 | English | showbusiness | The entertainment industry |
| 3 | English | business | A specific commercial enterprise or... |
| 4 | Middle English | busines | — |
| 5 | Old English | bisiġnes | business, busyness |
| 6 | Old English | -nes | Used to form abstract nouns, usually from... |
| 7 | Proto-West Germanic | -nassī | Used to form abstract nouns, usually from... |
| 8 | Proto-Germanic | -inassuz | -ness |
| 9 | Proto-West Germanic | -ī | -ness, -th |
| 10 | Proto-Germanic | -į̄ | -th |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | -íh₂ | — |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | -h₂ | Creates collective nouns, which refer to groups... |