Where does “crimestopper” come from?
crimestopper (English) comes from English stopper, from English -er, from Middle English -er, from Old French -er, from Latin -āre, from Proto-Italic -āō, from Proto-Indo-European -eh₂yéti, from Proto-Indo-European -yéti — he, she.
crimestopper (English): A person who intervenes to stop a crime from...
Definitions
- A person who intervenes to stop a crime from...
Ancestry of “crimestopper”, step by step
crimestopper traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English stopper
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | stopper | Agent noun of stop, someone or something that... |
| 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 |
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 |