English
Maybot
From May + -bot.
Formed from May + -bot
Proto-Indo-European *megʰ- ‘to be able’
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Proto-Germanic *maganą ‘to be able’
Proto-West Germanic *magan ‘to be able’
Old English magan ‘can’
Middle English magen
English May
The story
Popularised by John Crace for political sketches published since November 8th 2016.
Today it means
name A nickname for Theresa May.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Maybot