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Where does “galloper” come from?

galloper (English) comes from English gallop, from French galoper, from German galoppieren, from German -ieren, from French -er, from English -er, from Middle English -er, from Old French -er — he, she.

galloper (English): One who gallops; A racehorse; A carousel or...

Definitions

  1. One who gallops; A racehorse; A carousel or...

Ancestry of “galloper”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishgallopThe fastest gait of a horse, a two-beat stride...
2Frenchgaloperto gallop
3Germangaloppieren—
4German-ierenVerb suffix: it and its inflected forms are found...
5French-erForms infinitives of first-conjugation verbs
6English-erA person or thing that does an action indicated...
7Middle English-eragentive suffix; agent noun suffix
8Old French-erAlternative form of -ier, verbal suffix;...
9Latin-āre—
10Proto-Italic-āōForms primarily denominative verbs
11Proto-Indo-European-eh₂yétiCreates iterative/ frequentative/ intensive...
12Proto-Indo-European-yétiCreates intransitive, often deponent,...
13Proto-Indo-Europeanyé-—
14Chichewaiyehe, she
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