Where does “glissader” come from?
glissader (English) comes from English glissade, from French glissade, from French glisser, from Middle French glisser, from Old French glicier, from Old French glacier, from Frankish glīdan, from Proto-Germanic glīdaną — to glide.
glissader (English): One who glissades
Definitions
- One who glissades
Ancestry of “glissader”, step by step
glissader traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English glissade
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | glissade | A sliding, as down a snow slope in the Alps; A... |
| 2 | French | glissade | slip, slide, skid |
| 3 | French | glisser | to slip, to slide, to skid; to glide; to slide |
| 4 | Middle French | glisser | — |
| 5 | Old French | glicier | to slip, slide, glide |
| 6 | Old French | glacier | to slip, make slippery; to slip, slide |
| 7 | Frankish | glīdan | to slide, glide; to glide, to slide |
| 8 | Proto-Germanic | glīdaną | to glide; slide |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵʰleydʰ- | to glide |
via English ER
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | ER | The statistic "Earned Run"; Initialism of... |
| 2 | Turkish | er | early; brave; man, male |
| 3 | Ottoman Turkish | ایر | saddle, a seat for a rider placed on the back of a horse or other animal |
| 4 | Old Anatolian Turkish | ایر | early, at a time in advance of the usual or expected event |
| 5 | Proto-Turkic | ēder | saddle |