Where does “crimefighter” come from?
crimefighter (English) comes from English fighter, from Middle English fightere, from Old English feohtere, from Old English -ere, from Proto-West Germanic -ārī, from Proto-Germanic -ārijaz, from Latin -ārius, from Proto-Italic *-āzios — Forms relational adjectives to nouns (and rarely numerals).
crimefighter (English): Any person who attempts to prevent crime or...
Definitions
- Any person who attempts to prevent crime or...
Ancestry of “crimefighter”, step by step
crimefighter traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English fighter
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | fighter | A person who fights; a combatant; A warrior;... |
| 2 | Middle English | fightere | A soldier or combatant; a person in combat |
| 3 | Old English | feohtere | fighter, warrior |
| 4 | Old English | -ere | masculine agent suffix, originally applied only... |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | -ārī | -er |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | -ārijaz | -er |
| 7 | Latin | -ārius | er |
| 8 | Proto-Italic | *-āzios | Forms relational adjectives to nouns (and rarely numerals) |
via English crime
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | crime | A specific act committed in violation of the law;... |
| 2 | Middle English | cryme | A criminal action or decision; that which is... |
| 3 | Old French | crime | — |
| 4 | Latin | crīmen | a judicial decision, verdict, or judgment |
| 5 | Proto-Italic | kreimen | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | kréymn̥ | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | krey- | to sift, separate, divide |