Where does “Hummer” come from?
Hummer comes from English -er, Chinese 兒, Old French -er, Latin -are, Latin -are, Latin -arius, Latin -us, and Proto-Italic -os.
Hummer (English): A brand of sport utility vehicles sold by General...
Definitions
- A brand of sport utility vehicles sold by General...
Ancestry of “Hummer”, step by step
Hummer traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.
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 |
via English hum
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | hum | A hummed tune, i.e. created orally with lips... |
| 2 | Middle English | hummen | to hum, buzz, drone, make a murmuring sound to... |
via English Humvee
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | Humvee | A diesel-powered, four-wheel drive tactical... |