Where does “deputizer” come from?

deputizer (English) comes from English deputize, from English deputy, from French député, from Latin deputatus, from Latin deputo, from Latin dē-, from Latin dē, from Latin post — afterwards, post; by, at.

deputizer (English): One who deputizes

Definitions

  1. One who deputizes

Ancestry of “deputizer”, step by step

deputizer traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English deputize

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishdeputizeTo make a deputy; to officially empower; To make...
2EnglishdeputyOne appointed as the substitute of another, and...
3Frenchdéputédeputy; Member of Parliament; past participle of...
4Latindeputatuspruned; esteemed
5LatindeputoI prune; I esteem; I consider as, count as, class...
6Latindē-of; from
7Latinof; concerning; about
8Latinpostbehind; after, since, besides, except; behind,...
9Latinposteablative singular of postis
10Proto-Italicpostibehind, after
11Proto-Indo-Europeanpóstiafter
12Proto-Indo-Europeanpósafterwards, post; by, at

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
Every word from Proto-Indo-European pósEvery word from Latin dē-Every word from Proto-Indo-European pósti
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