Where does “envenomer” come from?
envenomer (English) comes from English envenom, from Middle English envenymen, from Old French envenimer, from Old French -er, from Latin -āre, from Proto-Italic -āō, from Proto-Indo-European -eh₂yéti, from Proto-Indo-European -yéti — he, she.
envenomer (English): One who or that which envenoms
Definitions
- One who or that which envenoms
Ancestry of “envenomer”, step by step
envenomer traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English envenom
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | envenom | To poison, to put or inject venom onto or into;... |
| 2 | Middle English | envenymen | To envenom; to use venom or poison to kill or injure |
| 3 | Old French | envenimer | to envenom; to fill with venom |
| 4 | Old French | -er | Alternative form of -ier, verbal suffix;... |
| 5 | Latin | -āre | first conjugation |
| 6 | Proto-Italic | -āō | Forms primarily denominative verbs |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | -eh₂yéti | Creates iterative/ frequentative/ intensive... |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | -yéti | Creates intransitive, often deponent,... |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | yé- | — |
| 10 | Chichewa | iye | he, she |
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 |