Motherlode - what is it and where did it come from?

Many words used by us at the present time have long lost their original meaning, so the confusion in concepts continues to grow. The Russian language includes new expressions, the values of which very few people understand, what can we say about the origin. For example, Motherlode. What? Let's try to disassemble the origin and turn to the origins of this concept.

A game

Motherlode, the translation of which we are going to consider, is not a holistic word or concept. It's all rubbish made up of two halves. To introduce the definition of this term, if one can call it that, one must understand where it came from.

This set of letters (words) was first used in the computer game The Sims. Probably everyone knows what kind of game it is. For those who do not know, it's worth explaining that this is a simulator of human life. You create a family, settle it in a cozy house and live a real life. Go to work, clean, cook, repair, do your hobbies, communicate and build relationships with other people. Motherlode - what is in the "Sims"? This is the code that gives a certain amount of money. He worked in the second and third parts and credited to the account of "Sims" 50,000 dollars.

We sort by words

Now let's begin to analyze this word in meaning for those who want to get to the core of word formation. If you try to use any translator, then by entering this term, you will receive nothing. Therefore, we can only break it down into simple components. For example, in Russian there is a word "tire service". Tires and mounting (mount). So, motherlode - what is it?

As for the mother, probably, every person who has not even studied English at school knows the translation of this word: "mother", "mother". The most important thing is that everyone can have it.

But with the word lode everything is a bit more complicated. It is translated as "ore vein, deposit, deposit".

So it turns out that individually these words make sense, and together they are complete nonsense.

Gluing

But still. Motherlode - what is it? Based on the concepts we found and their translation, we can draw some conclusions. Since lode translates as "deposit", and this word, in turn, can be translated into English as a bank, deposit, the picture becomes much clearer.

Motherlode is, roughly speaking, the bank, the deposit account of the mother. Adapting this concept to the game and the Russian language, we can say that this phrase means a kind of inheritance or maternity capital, which you, with the help of the code, transfer to your children in the game. That's all. It turned out that if you know a little English, then you can understand the incomprehensible word formation - it's easy.