Where does “ньюсмейкер” come from?
ньюсмейкер (Russian) comes from English newsmaker, from English maker, from Middle English maker, from Middle English maken, from Old English macian, from Emilian mâcia, from Latin Macula, from Proto-Indo-European smh₁-tleh₂ — smear, rub.
ньюсмейкер (Russian): newsmaker
Ancestry of “ньюсмейкер”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | newsmaker | One whose actions make the headlines of news... |
| 2 | English | maker | Someone who makes; a person or thing that makes... |
| 3 | Middle English | maker | God as creator of all; Someone who makes; a... |
| 4 | Middle English | maken | To make or create; to have something made |
| 5 | Old English | macian | to make |
| 6 | Emilian | mâcia | — |
| 7 | Latin | Macula | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | smh₁-tleh₂ | — |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | smeh₁- | smear, rub |