Etymology

Monicagate

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Today it means: The Monica Lewinsky scandal. Full definition →

English Watergatebf. ← Middle English water ← Old English wæter
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  1. EnglishMonica
  2. Proto-Indo-European*wed-
  3. Proto-Indo-European*wódr̥
  4. Proto-Germanic*watōr
  5. Proto-West Germanic*watar
  6. Old Englishwæter
  7. Middle Englishwater
  8. Englishwater
  9. Englishgate
  10. Englishhotel
  11. EnglishWatergate Hotel
  12. EnglishWatergatebf.
  13. English todayMonicagate

From Monica + -gate.

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