Where does “defyer” come from?
defyer (English) comes from English defy, from Old French desfier, from Vulgar Latin disfidare, from Latin dis-, from Latin calceus, from Latin calx, from Ancient Greek χάλιξ — small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble.
defyer (English): Obsolete spelling of defier
Definitions
- Obsolete spelling of defier
Ancestry of “defyer”, step by step
defyer traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English defy
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | defy | To challenge or brave; To refuse to obey; To not... |
| 2 | Old French | desfier | to defy |
| 3 | Vulgar Latin | disfidare | renounce one's faith |
| 4 | Latin | dis- | asunder, apart, in two; reversal, removal;... |
| 5 | Latin | calceus | shoe |
| 6 | Latin | calx | limestone; chalk; the finish line |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | χάλιξ | small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble |
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 |