Where does “averager” come from?
averager (English) comes from English average, from English -age, from Middle English -age, from Old French -age, from Old Occitan -atge, from Latin -āticum.
averager (English): A system or process for computing averages
Definitions
- A system or process for computing averages
Ancestry of “averager”, step by step
averager traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English average
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | average | The arithmetic mean; Any measure of central... |
| 2 | English | -age | forming nouns with the sense of collection or... |
| 3 | Middle English | -age | Forms nouns indicating a right or relationship;... |
| 4 | Old French | -age | forms nouns with the sense of 'action or result... |
| 5 | Old Occitan | -atge | suffix used to form masculine nouns |
| 6 | Latin | -āticum | — |
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 |