Where does “caffler” come from?
caffler (English) comes from English caffle, from English cavil, from Old French caviller, from Latin cavillor, from Latin cavilla, from Latin cavus, from Proto-Italic kawos, from Proto-Indo-European ḱowh₁ós — to swell; to be strong.
caffler (English): A rogue, a contemptible or impertinent person
Definitions
- A rogue, a contemptible or impertinent person
Ancestry of “caffler”, step by step
caffler traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English caffle
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | caffle | To wrangle, to argue, to quarrel |
| 2 | English | cavil | To criticise for petty or frivolous reasons; A... |
| 3 | Old French | caviller | to mock; to make fun of; to make a joke about |
| 4 | Latin | cavillor | I jeer, mock, satirize; I gainsay, quibble, or... |
| 5 | Latin | cavilla | jeering, raillery, scoffing |
| 6 | Latin | cavus | hollow, concave; excavated, channeled;... |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | kawos | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱowh₁ós | hollow |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱewh₁- | to swell; to be strong |
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 |