Where does “attitudinizer” come from?

attitudinizer (English) comes from English attitudinize, from Italian attitudine, from Latin āctus, from Latin agō, from Proto-Italic agō, from Proto-Indo-European h₂éǵeti, from Proto-Indo-European h₂eǵ- — to drive.

attitudinizer (English): One who attitudinizes, or practises poses

Definitions

  1. One who attitudinizes, or practises poses

Ancestry of “attitudinizer”, step by step

attitudinizer traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English attitudinize

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishattitudinizeTo assume an affected, unnatural exaggerated...
2Italianattitudineaptitude, flair, bent; suitability; opportunity,...
3Latināctusmade, done, having been done
4Latinagōto act, to behave
5Proto-Italicagōdrive; push, impel; do, act
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂éǵetito be driving
7Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂eǵ-to drive

via English ER

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishERThe statistic "Earned Run"; Initialism of...
2Turkisherearly; brave; man, male
3Ottoman Turkishایرsaddle, a seat for a rider placed on the back of a horse or other animal
4Old Anatolian Turkishایرearly, at a time in advance of the usual or expected event
5Proto-Turkicēdersaddle
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂eǵ-Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂éǵetiEvery word from Proto-Italic agō