Where does “donoress” come from?
donoress (English) comes from English donor, from Middle English donoure, from Anglo-Norman donour, from Old French doneur.
donoress (English): A female donor
Ancestry of “donoress”, step by step
donoress traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English donor
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | English | donor | One who makes a donation; A group or molecule... |
| 2 | Middle English | donoure | — |
| 3 | Anglo-Norman | donour | — |
| 4 | Old French | doneur | — |
via English ess
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | English | ess | The name of the Latin-script letter S; Something... |
| 2 | German | ess | first-person singular present of essen; singular... |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | atiska- | grainfield |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂edos- | sort of cereal, grain |