Etymology

fagcent

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Today it means: Manner of speaking perceived as typical of a gay man, characterized by hyperarticulated sibilants, wide pitch range, breathiness, etc. Full definition →

English accent ← Middle English accent ← Anglo-Norman accent
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The story

  1. Ancient Greekφάκελος (phákelos)
  2. Vulgar Latin*facusder.?
  3. Old Frenchfagot
  4. Middle Englishfagot
  5. Englishfaggotclip.
  6. Englishfag
  7. Proto-Indo-European*h₂éd
  8. Proto-Italic*ad
  9. Proto-Italic*ad-
  10. Latinad-
  11. Proto-Indo-European*keh₂n-
  12. Proto-Indo-European*kh₂néti
  13. Proto-Italic*kanō
  14. Latincanō
  15. Latinaccinō
  16. Ancient Greekπροσῳδῐ́ᾱ (prosōidĭ́ā)
  17. Medieval Latinaccentus
  18. Middle Frenchaccent
  19. Anglo-Normanaccent
  20. Middle Englishaccent
  21. Englishaccent
  22. English todayfagcent

Blend of fag + accent.

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