Where does “suèter” come from?
suèter (Catalan) comes from English sweater, from Middle English swetere, from Middle English -ere, from Old English -ere, from Proto-West Germanic -ārī, from Proto-Germanic -ārijaz, from Latin -ārius, from Proto-Italic *-āzios — Forms relational adjectives to nouns (and rarely numerals).
suèter (Catalan): sweater
Definitions
- sweater
Ancestry of “suèter”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | sweater | A knitted jacket or jersey, usually of thick... |
| 2 | Middle English | swetere | one who sweat#Verb |
| 3 | Middle English | -ere | er |
| 4 | Old English | -ere | masculine agent suffix, originally applied only... |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | -ārī | -er |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | -ārijaz | -er |
| 7 | Latin | -ārius | er |
| 8 | Proto-Italic | *-āzios | Forms relational adjectives to nouns (and rarely numerals) |