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Where does “benchmarker” come from?

benchmarker (English) comes from English benchmark, from English Mark, from German mark, from Latin Mārcus, from Latin Martīnus, from Latin -īnus, from Proto-Italic -īnos, from Proto-Indo-European -iHnos — adjectival suffix.

benchmarker (English): One who carries out benchmarking

Definitions

  1. One who carries out benchmarking

Ancestry of “benchmarker”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishbenchmarkA standard by which something is evaluated or...
2EnglishMarkAbbreviation of Markarian
3Germanmark—
4LatinMārcus—
5LatinMartīnus—
6Latin-īnus—
7Proto-Italic-īnosof/belonging to
8Proto-Indo-European-iHnosCreates adjectives of materials
9Proto-Indo-European-no-adjectival suffix
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -no- →