Where does “Easter Islander” come from?
Easter Islander (English) comes from English Easter Island, from Dutch Paaseiland, from Dutch Pasen, from English pass, from English passé, from French passé, from French passer, from Middle French passer — to hate, hurt.
Easter Islander (English): A person from Easter Island
Definitions
- A person from Easter Island
Ancestry of “Easter Islander”, step by step
Easter Islander traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English Easter Island
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | Easter Island | An island in the South Pacific, belonging to Chile and famous for its moai monuments |
| 2 | Dutch | Paaseiland | Easter Island |
| 3 | Dutch | Pasen | Easter |
| 4 | English | pass | "To change place."; "To change in state or... |
| 5 | English | passé | Dated; out of style; old-fashioned; Past one's... |
| 6 | French | passé | past tense; past; last |
| 7 | French | passer | to go past; to cross; to pass |
| 8 | Middle French | passer | to pass; to go by |
| 9 | Old French | passer | to pass; to pass by |
| 10 | Vulgar Latin | passare | to walk, pass; step, walk, pass; present active... |
| 11 | Latin | passus | spread out; dried; step |
| 12 | Latin | patior | I suffer, endure; I allow, acquiesce, permit,... |
| 13 | Proto-Indo-European | peh₁- | to hate, hurt |
via English ER
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | ER | The statistic "Earned Run"; Initialism of... |
| 2 | Turkish | er | early; brave; man, male |
| 3 | Ottoman Turkish | ایر | saddle, a seat for a rider placed on the back of a horse or other animal |
| 4 | Old Anatolian Turkish | ایر | early, at a time in advance of the usual or expected event |
| 5 | Proto-Turkic | ēder | saddle |