Where does “kioskmongo” come from?
kioskmongo (Swedish) comes from German Mongo, from Portuguese mongoloide, from Portuguese -oide, from Ancient Greek -οειδής, from Ancient Greek εἶδος, from Spanish -scopio, from Latin -scopium, from Ancient Greek σκοπέω — to see, to look, to observe.
kioskmongo (Swedish): idiot, retard, someone with lower intelligence
Definitions
- idiot, retard, someone with lower intelligence
Ancestry of “kioskmongo”, step by step
kioskmongo traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via German Mongo
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Mongo | an idiot |
| 2 | Portuguese | mongoloide | mongoloid; mongoloid; retard; idiot; having... |
| 3 | Portuguese | -oide | -oid |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | -οειδής | — |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | εἶδος | That which is seen: form, image, shape;... |
| 6 | Spanish | -scopio | -scope |
| 7 | Latin | -scopium | — |
| 8 | Ancient Greek | σκοπέω | I look, look at, behold; I examine, inspect; 413... |
| 9 | Ancient Greek | σκοπός | watcher, lookout; protector, guardian; spy, scout |
| 10 | Ancient Greek | σκέπτομαι | I look at, examine; I examine, consider, think |
| 11 | Proto-Hellenic | sképťomai | to look at |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | spéḱyeti | to be looking at, to keep looking at |
| 13 | Proto-Indo-European | speḱ- | to see, to look, to observe |
via Swedish kiosk
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Swedish | kiosk | kiosk; a small shop where you can buy low priced... |
| 2 | French | kiosque | kiosk enclosed structure |
| 3 | Italian | chiosco | kiosk; stall; outhouse |
| 4 | Turkish | köşk | villa, summer mansion; garden pavillion |
| 5 | Ottoman Turkish | كوشك | pavilion |
| 6 | Persian | کوشک | pavilion; palace; mansion |
| 7 | Middle Persian | kwšk' | pavillion; palace |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | gēw- | to bend, arch |