Where does “bakeress” come from?
bakeress (English) comes from English baker, from Middle English bakere, from Old English bæcere, from Proto-Germanic bakārijaz, from Proto-Germanic -ārijaz, from Latin -ārius, from Proto-Italic *-āzios — Forms relational adjectives to nouns (and rarely numerals).
bakeress (English): A female baker
Definitions
- A female baker
Ancestry of “bakeress”, step by step
bakeress traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English baker
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | baker | A person who bakes and sells bread, cakes and... |
| 2 | Middle English | bakere | baker |
| 3 | Old English | bæcere | baker |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | bakārijaz | One who creates baked goods; baker |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | -ārijaz | -er |
| 6 | Latin | -ārius | er |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | *-āzios | Forms relational adjectives to nouns (and rarely numerals) |