Where does “gerrymanderer” come from?
gerrymanderer (English) comes from English gerrymander, from English salamander, from Middle English salamandre, from Old French salamandre, from Latin salamandra, from Ancient Greek σαλαμάνδρα, from Persian سمندر, from Persian سام — darkness, shadow.
gerrymanderer (English): One who gerrymanders
Ancestry of “gerrymanderer”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | gerrymander | To divide a geographic area into voting districts... |
| 2 | English | salamander | A long, slender, chiefly terrestrial amphibian of... |
| 3 | Middle English | salamandre | — |
| 4 | Old French | salamandre | salamander |
| 5 | Latin | salamandra | salamander |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | σαλαμάνδρα | fire salamander |
| 7 | Persian | سمندر | salamander; a mythological fire-dwelling creature... |
| 8 | Persian | سام | fire; flame; swell, swelling |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | ćyaHmás | black |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱyeh₁-mó-s | black, dark |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)ḱeh₃- | darkness, shadow |