Where does “engrosser” come from?
engrosser (English) comes from English engross, from Middle English engrossen, from Anglo-Norman French engrosser, from Medieval Latin ingrossō, from Latin grossus, from Old High German grōz, from Proto-West Germanic graut, from Proto-Germanic grautaz — to yearn for; to enclose; bowels, intestines.
engrosser (English): One who copies a piece of writing in large,...
Definitions
- One who copies a piece of writing in large,...
Ancestry of “engrosser”, step by step
engrosser traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English engross
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | engross | To write in large, aesthetic, and legible... |
| 2 | Middle English | engrossen | — |
| 3 | Anglo-Norman French | engrosser | — |
| 4 | Medieval Latin | ingrossō | — |
| 5 | Latin | grossus | coarse, unrefined; young, green, immature; thick,... |
| 6 | Old High German | grōz | big, large, thick; great; large, thick, coarse |
| 7 | Proto-West Germanic | graut | — |
| 8 | Proto-Germanic | grautaz | coarse, crude; big, large |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵʰer- | to yearn for; to enclose; bowels, intestines |
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 |