Where does “starter” come from?
starter (Dutch) comes from English starter, 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.
starter (Dutch): starter, one who starts; in particular
Definitions
- starter, one who starts; in particular
Ancestry of “starter”, step by step
starter traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English starter
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | starter | Someone who starts something; Something that... |
| 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 starten
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dutch | starten | to start |
| 2 | Dutch | start | start |
| 3 | English | Start | A typical button for video games, originally used... |
| 4 | English | Stark | The language spoken in the Ender's Game series,... |
| 5 | German | stark | strong; great, brilliant, awesome |
| 6 | Middle High German | stark | — |
| 7 | Old High German | stark | strong |
| 8 | Proto-Germanic | starkuz | stiff; rigid; strong |
| 9 | Proto-Germanic | sterkaną | to become stiff, stiffen |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | sterg- | rigid, stiff; to love |