English word way comes from English gender, English queer, Gothic 𐌲𐌰𐌷𐌴𐌹𐍃, Late Latin gaius, and later Old Provençal gai (Happy; joyous.)
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| Dictionary entry | Language | Definition |
|---|---|---|
| gender | English (eng) | (grammar). (grammar) A division of nouns and pronouns (and sometimes of other parts of speech) into masculine or feminine, and sometimes other categories like neuter or common. [from 14th c.]. (grammar) Any division of nouns and pronouns (and sometimes of other parts of speech), such as masculine / feminine / neuter, or animate / inanimate. [from 19th c.]. (hardware) The quality which [...] |
| queer | English (eng) | (UK, dialect, dated) To puzzle.. (slang, dated) To ridicule; to banter; to rally.. (slang, dated) To spoil the effect or success of, as by ridicule; to throw a wet blanket on; to spoil.. (social science) To reevaluate or reinterpret (a work) with an eye to sexual orientation and/or to gender, as by applying queer theory.. (transitive) To render an endeavor or agreement ineffective or null. [...] |
| 𐌲𐌰𐌷𐌴𐌹𐍃 | Gothic (got) | |
| gaius | Late Latin (LL) | |
| gai | Old Provençal (pro) | Happy; joyous. |
| gai | Old French (fro) | Happy; cheerful; gay. |
| gay | Middle English (enm) | |
| kay | English (eng) | (colloquial) A kilometer.. The name of the Latin-script letter K/k. (colloquial). |
| way | English (eng) | The letter for the w sound in Pitman shorthand. |