Where does “defrayer” come from?
defrayer (English) comes from English defray, from Middle French desfrayer, from Old French fraier, from Latin fricāre, from Latin frio, from Proto-Italic *friāō.
defrayer (English): One who pays off expenses
Definitions
- One who pays off expenses
Ancestry of “defrayer”, step by step
defrayer traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English defray
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | defray | To pay or discharge (a debt, expense etc.); to meet (the cost of something) |
| 2 | Middle French | desfrayer | — |
| 3 | Old French | fraier | to spend |
| 4 | Latin | fricāre | — |
| 5 | Latin | frio | I crumble, rub, or break into pieces |
| 6 | Proto-Italic | *friāō | — |
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 |