Where does “electioneerer” come from?
electioneerer (English) comes from English electioneer, from English -eer, from Dutch -eren, from Middle Dutch -eren, from Middle French -er, from Latin -āre, from Proto-Italic -āō, from Proto-Indo-European -eh₂yéti — he, she.
electioneerer (English): One who electioneers
Ancestry of “electioneerer”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | electioneer | To campaign for an elective office, on one's own... |
| 2 | English | -eer | Used to create an agent noun denoting someone... |
| 3 | Dutch | -eren | forms the plural of a limited group of nouns:... |
| 4 | Middle Dutch | -eren | — |
| 5 | Middle French | -er | Forms infinitives of first-conjugation verbs;... |
| 6 | Latin | -āre | — |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | -āō | Forms primarily denominative verbs |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | -eh₂yéti | Creates iterative/ frequentative/ intensive... |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | -yéti | Creates intransitive, often deponent,... |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | yé- | — |
| 11 | Chichewa | iye | he, she |