Where does “assurer” come from?
I need to work through this chain carefully to construct an accurate etymology sentence. Let me trace the chain from oldest to newest: 1. Proto-Indo-European kʷey- 2. Proto-Indo-European swoyos 3. Latin ad 4. Latin ad- (prefix) 5. Latin ad- (prefix again) 6. Latin -arius 7. Chinese 兒 8. English assure 9. English assurer (the headword) Wait, this chain seems problematic. Let me reconsider: The chain goes from newest to oldest, so I need to reverse it: Oldest to newest: - Proto-Indo-European kʷey- - Proto-Indo-European swoyos - Latin ad - Latin ad- (appears twice) - Latin -arius - Chinese 兒 - English assure - English assurer
assurer (English): An insurer; an underwriter; One who takes out...
Definitions
- An insurer; an underwriter; One who takes out...
Ancestry of “assurer”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | -er | A person or thing that does an action indicated... |
| 2 | Middle English | -er | agentive suffix; agent noun suffix |
| 3 | Old French | -er | Alternative form of -ier, verbal suffix;... |
| 4 | Latin | -āre | first conjugation |
| 5 | Proto-Italic | -āō | Forms primarily denominative verbs |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | -eh₂yéti | Creates iterative/ frequentative/ intensive... |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | -yéti | Creates intransitive, often deponent,... |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | yé- | — |
| 9 | Chichewa | iye | he, she |