Etymograph

English

Stepneygate

From Stepney + -gate, in reference to allegations made by the Ferrari Formula One team against a former employee, Nigel Stepney.

Formed from Stepney + -gate

Old English hȳþ ‘landing-place’

Old English Stybbanhȳþ ‘Stybba's hithe’

English Stepney

The story

From Stepney + -gate, in reference to allegations made by the Ferrari Formula One team against a former employee, Nigel Stepney.

Today it means

name The 2007 Formula One espionage controversy.

Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.

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