Where does “farebeater” come from?
farebeater (English) comes from English beater, from Middle English beter, from Old English bēatere, 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).
farebeater (English): One who avoids having to pay for public...
Definitions
- One who avoids having to pay for public...
Ancestry of “farebeater”, step by step
farebeater traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English beater
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | beater | Someone or something that beats; A kitchen... |
| 2 | Middle English | beter | Alternative form of bettre |
| 3 | Old English | bēatere | a beater; fighter; champion |
| 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) |
via English fare
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | fare | A going; journey; travel; voyage; course;... |
| 2 | Middle English | fare | journey, going |
| 3 | Old English | fær | sudden danger, calamity; sudden attack; ambush; a... |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | *far | — |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | farą | a means of passing, ford, ferry |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | per- | before, in front; first; to go through |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | pr̥tós | passed , crossed |