Where does “displacer” come from?

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

displacer (English): One who, or that which, displaces; The funnel...

Definitions

  1. One who, or that which, displaces; The funnel...

Ancestry of “displacer”, step by step

displacer 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 displace

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishdisplaceTo put out of place; to disarrange; To move...
2Middle Frenchdesplacerto move
Every word from Proto-Turkic ēderEvery word from Old Anatolian Turkish ایرEvery word from Ottoman Turkish ایر