Where does “gunner” come from?
Gunner comes from English gunner, from Latin -are, from English gunner, from Cebuano gunner, from English gunner, from Latin -are, from English gunner.
gunner (English): Artillery soldier, or such who holds private...
Definitions
- Artillery soldier, or such who holds private...
Ancestry of “gunner”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Middle English | gonner | An operator of a cannon; an artilleryman; An... |
| 2 | Middle English | -er | agentive suffix; agent noun suffix |
| 3 | Old French | -er | Alternative form of -ier, verbal suffix;... |
| 4 | Latin | -āre | — |
| 5 | Proto-Italic | -āō | Forms primarily denominative verbs |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | -eh₂yéti | Creates iterative/ frequentative/ intensive... |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | -yéti | Creates intransitive, often deponent,... |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | yé- | — |
| 9 | Chichewa | iye | he, she |