Etymology

doge

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Today it means: The chief magistrate in the republics of Venice and Genoa. Full definition →

Italian doge ← Venetan doxe ← Latin dux
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doge · noun1

  1. Proto-Indo-European*dewk-
  2. Proto-Indo-European*déwkti
  3. Proto-Italic*doukō
  4. Latindūcō
  5. Latindux
  6. Venetandoxe
  7. Italiandoge
  8. English todaydoge

Partly from Middle French doge and partly from its etymon, Italian doge, from Venetan doxe, from Latin ducem, accusative of dux (“leader; commander; ruler”). Doublet of duc, duce, duke, and dux.

doge · noun2

  1. Old English*dogga
  2. Middle Englishdogge
  3. Englishdog
  4. English todaydoge

From dog, probably as a sensational spelling of doggy like monke. First attested in the 2005 episode "Biz Cas Fri 1" from Homestar Runner.

doge · verb3

See DOGE.

DOGE · proper noun, verb4

Back-formation from doge as a backronym, an Internet meme, or from dogecoin, a cryptocurrency that Elon Musk has supported.

First known use, by meaning

  • 2024– Acronym of Department of Government Efficiency.

Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.