Where does “chigreru” come from?
chigreru (Asturian) comes from Asturian chigre, from English jigger, from Proto-Slavic jiga, from English Digger, from Middle English dyggar, from Middle English -ere, from Old English -ere, from Proto-West Germanic -ārī — Forms relational adjectives to nouns (and rarely numerals).
chigreru (Asturian): bar
Definitions
- bar
Ancestry of “chigreru”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Asturian | chigre | bar |
| 2 | English | jigger | A double-ended vessel, generally of stainless... |
| 3 | Proto-Slavic | jiga | — |
| 4 | English | Digger | A soldier from Australia or New Zealand; One of a... |
| 5 | Middle English | dyggar | digger |
| 6 | Middle English | -ere | er |
| 7 | Old English | -ere | masculine agent suffix, originally applied only... |
| 8 | Proto-West Germanic | -ārī | -er |
| 9 | Proto-Germanic | -ārijaz | -er |
| 10 | Latin | -ārius | er |
| 11 | Proto-Italic | *-āzios | Forms relational adjectives to nouns (and rarely numerals) |