Where does “choirleader” come from?

choirleader (English) comes from English choir, from Middle English quer, from Old French cuer, from Vulgar Latin *corem, from Latin cor, from Proto-Italic kord, from Proto-Indo-European ḱḗr — heart.

choirleader (English): A musician who leads a choir

Definitions

  1. A musician who leads a choir

Ancestry of “choirleader”, step by step

choirleader traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English choir

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishchoirSinging group; group of people who sing together;...
2Middle EnglishquerA choir singers who musically accompany a liturgy
3Old Frenchcuerheart
4Vulgar Latin*corem—
5Latincorheart; soul, mind
6Proto-Italickordheart
7Proto-Indo-Europeanḱḗrheart

via English leader

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Englishleaderany person that leads or directs; an animal that...
2Middle EnglishledereA leader or commander; an individual in charge
3Old Englishlǣdereleader
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱḗr →