Where does “Frogger” come from?
Frogger (English) comes from English frogg, from English froggery, from English -ery, from French -erie, from Old French -erie, from Old French -ie, from Latin -ia, from Latin -ius — Creates adjectives from noun or verb stems.
Frogger (English): The pronged plater used in frogging
Definitions
- The pronged plater used in frogging
Ancestry of “Frogger”, step by step
Frogger traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English frogg
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | frogg | To impersonate (someone) by froggery |
| 2 | English | froggery | a place or enclosure where frogs are kept, and... |
| 3 | English | -ery | Added to nouns to form other nouns meaning the... |
| 4 | French | -erie | denoting a shop selling a certain product;... |
| 5 | Old French | -erie | used to form feminine nouns |
| 6 | Old French | -ie | indicates a feminine noun, often an abstract one |
| 7 | Latin | -ia | Used to form a feminine abstract noun, usually... |
| 8 | Latin | -ius | forming adjectives from nouns; nominative neuter... |
| 9 | Proto-Italic | -jōs | Forms comparative adjectives |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | -yós | Creates adjectives from noun or verb stems |
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 |