Where does “croqueter” come from?

croqueter (English) comes from English ER, from Turkish er, from Ottoman Turkish ایر, from Old Anatolian Turkish ایر, from Proto-Turkic ēder — saddle.

croqueter (English): One who plays the game of croquet

Definitions

  1. One who plays the game of croquet

Ancestry of “croqueter”, step by step

croqueter traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English ER

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishERThe statistic "Earned Run"; Initialism of...
2Turkisherearly; brave; man, male
3Ottoman Turkishایرsaddle, a seat for a rider placed on the back of a horse or other animal
4Old Anatolian Turkishایرearly, at a time in advance of the usual or expected event
5Proto-Turkicēdersaddle

via English croquet

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishcroquetA game played on a lawn, in which players use...
2Norman Frenchcroquet
Every word from Proto-Turkic ēderEvery word from Old Anatolian Turkish ایرEvery word from Ottoman Turkish ایر