Where does “poker” come from?
poker (Dutch) comes from English poker, from English -er, from Middle English -er, from Old French -er, from Latin -āre, from Proto-Italic -āō, from Proto-Indo-European -eh₂yéti, from Proto-Indo-European -yéti — he, she.
poker (Dutch): poker; somebody who pokes a fire
Definitions
- poker; somebody who pokes a fire
Ancestry of “poker”, step by step
poker traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English poker
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | poker | A metal rod, generally of wrought iron, for... |
| 2 | English | -er | A person or thing that does an action indicated... |
| 3 | Middle English | -er | agentive suffix; agent noun suffix |
| 4 | Old French | -er | Alternative form of -ier, verbal suffix;... |
| 5 | Latin | -āre | first conjugation |
| 6 | Proto-Italic | -āō | Forms primarily denominative verbs |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | -eh₂yéti | Creates iterative/ frequentative/ intensive... |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | -yéti | Creates intransitive, often deponent,... |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | yé- | — |
| 10 | Chichewa | iye | he, she |
via Dutch poken
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dutch | poken | — |