Where does “countenancer” come from?
countenancer (English) comes from English countenance, from Middle English contenaunce, from Anglo-Norman countenance, from Old French contenant, from Latin continentia, from Latin continēns, from Latin contineo, from Latin cōn- — resin.
countenancer (English): One who countenances, favours, or supports
Definitions
- One who countenances, favours, or supports
Ancestry of “countenancer”, step by step
countenancer traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English countenance
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | countenance | Appearance, especially the features and... |
| 2 | Middle English | contenaunce | — |
| 3 | Anglo-Norman | countenance | appearance; countenance |
| 4 | Old French | contenant | — |
| 5 | Latin | continentia | nominative neuter plural of continēns; accusative... |
| 6 | Latin | continēns | limiting, enclosing |
| 7 | Latin | contineo | I hold or keep together/close, surround, contain;... |
| 8 | Latin | cōn- | Used in compounds to indicate a being or bringing together of several objects |
| 9 | Latin | cum | with, along with; at; -fold |
| 10 | Old Latin | com | Alternative form of cum |
| 11 | Proto-Italic | kom | with, along, at |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱóm | beside, near, by, with |
| 13 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱe | Deictic particle, here; Post-positional... |
| 14 | Middle English | kyt | — |
| 15 | German | kitt | putty certain kinds of cement used for fixing e.g. window panes |
| 16 | Old High German | kuti | — |
| 17 | Proto-West Germanic | kwidu | gum, resin |
| 18 | Proto-Germanic | kweduz | resin |
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 |