Where does “evildoer” come from?
evildoer (English) comes from Middle English yvel doer, from Middle English doer, from Middle English -ere, from Old English -ere, from Proto-West Germanic -ārī, from Proto-Germanic -ārijaz, from Latin -ārius, from Proto-Italic *-āzios — Forms relational adjectives to nouns (and rarely numerals).
evildoer (English): A person who performs evil acts
Definitions
- A person who performs evil acts
Ancestry of “evildoer”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Middle English | yvel doer | evildoer |
| 2 | Middle English | doer | doer, agent; offender; cause, reason |
| 3 | Middle English | -ere | er |
| 4 | Old English | -ere | masculine agent suffix, originally applied only... |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | -ārī | -er |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | -ārijaz | -er |
| 7 | Latin | -ārius | er |
| 8 | Proto-Italic | *-āzios | Forms relational adjectives to nouns (and rarely numerals) |