Where does “afflictress” come from?

afflictress (English) comes from English afflicter, from English ER, from Turkish er, from Ottoman Turkish ایر, from Old Anatolian Turkish ایر, from Proto-Turkic ēder — saddle.

afflictress (English): A female afflicter

Definitions

  1. A female afflicter

Ancestry of “afflictress”, step by step

afflictress traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English afflicter

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishafflicterOne who afflicts
2EnglishERThe statistic "Earned Run"; Initialism of...
3Turkisherearly; brave; man, male
4Ottoman Turkishایرsaddle, a seat for a rider placed on the back of a horse or other animal
5Old Anatolian Turkishایرearly, at a time in advance of the usual or expected event
6Proto-Turkicēdersaddle

via English ess

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishessThe name of the Latin-script letter S; Something...
2Germanessfirst-person singular present of essen; singular...
3Proto-Germanicatiska-grainfield
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂edos-sort of cereal, grain
Every word from Proto-Turkic ēderEvery word from Old Anatolian Turkish ایرEvery word from Ottoman Turkish ایر