Where does “foremessenger” come from?
foremessenger (English) comes from English messenger, from Middle English messengere, from Old French messanger, from Old French messagier, from Old French ier, from Latin herī, from Latin here, from Proto-Italic hezī — day.
foremessenger (English): One who brings a message in advance of something; a harbinger
Definitions
- One who brings a message in advance of something; a harbinger
Ancestry of “foremessenger”, step by step
foremessenger traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English messenger
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | messenger | One who brings messages; A light line with which... |
| 2 | Middle English | messengere | — |
| 3 | Old French | messanger | — |
| 4 | Old French | messagier | messenger |
| 5 | Old French | ier | yesterday |
| 6 | Latin | herī | yesterday |
| 7 | Latin | here | yesterday; second-person singular present active... |
| 8 | Proto-Italic | hezī | — |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | dʰǵʰyési | yesterday |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | dʰǵʰyes- | yesterday, the day before |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | dʰeǵʰ- | day |
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 |