Where does “forecaddie” come from?
forecaddie (English) comes from English caddie, from Scots caddie, from French cadet, from French capdet, from Latin capitellum, from Latin -ellus, from Latin -ulus, from Proto-Italic -olos — Forms agent nouns from verbal roots.
forecaddie (English): A caddie who does not carry clubs, but locates...
Definitions
- A caddie who does not carry clubs, but locates...
Ancestry of “forecaddie”, step by step
forecaddie traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English caddie
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | caddie | A golfer's assistant and adviser; Alternative... |
| 2 | Scots | caddie | caddie; A youth or boy who does odd jobs |
| 3 | French | cadet | youngest; cadet, student officer; junior... |
| 4 | French | capdet | chief, captain |
| 5 | Latin | capitellum | small head; capital or chapiter of a column |
| 6 | Latin | -ellus | Alternative form of -ulus; "forming masculine... |
| 7 | Latin | -ulus | Used to form a diminutive of a noun, indicating... |
| 8 | Proto-Italic | -olos | — |
| 9 | Proto-Italic | -elos | Forms desubstantival and deadjectival diminutive nouns |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | -e-lós | — |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | -lós | Forms agent nouns from verbal roots |
via English Fore
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | Fore | A people of Papua New Guinea |
| 2 | German | Fahr | — |
| 3 | German | Fähre | ferry |
| 4 | Middle High German | verren | — |
| 5 | Old High German | ferrana | from afar |
| 6 | Old High German | ferro | afar; skipper |
| 7 | Proto-West Germanic | *ferrō | — |
| 8 | Proto-Germanic | ferrai | far, distant |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | per-nóy | — |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | per- | before, in front; first; to go through |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | pr̥tós | passed , crossed |