Where does “bodybuilder” come from?
Bodybuilder is a compound of English body and English -er (one who does), ultimately from Proto-Indo-European bʰew- meaning to grow or swell.
bodybuilder (English): A person who uses diet and exercise to build an...
Definitions
- A person who uses diet and exercise to build an...
Ancestry of “bodybuilder”, step by step
bodybuilder traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English builder
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | builder | A person who builds or constructs things; Master... |
| 2 | English | -er | A person or thing that does an action indicated... |
| 3 | Middle English | -er | agentive suffix; agent noun suffix |
| 4 | Old French | -er | Alternative form of -ier, verbal suffix;... |
| 5 | Latin | -āre | first conjugation |
| 6 | Proto-Italic | -āō | Forms primarily denominative verbs |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | -eh₂yéti | Creates iterative/ frequentative/ intensive... |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | -yéti | Creates intransitive, often deponent,... |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | yé- | — |
| 10 | Chichewa | iye | he, she |