Where does “homemaker” come from?
Homemaker comes from Middle English home and Middle English -er, from Old French -er and Latin -are, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European kem- meaning to cover or enclose.
homemaker (English): A person who maintains the administration and...
Definitions
- A person who maintains the administration and...
Ancestry of “homemaker”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | maker | Someone who makes; a person or thing that makes... |
| 2 | Middle English | maker | God as creator of all; Someone who makes; a... |
| 3 | Middle English | maken | To make or create; to have something made |
| 4 | Old English | macian | to make |
| 5 | Emilian | mâcia | — |
| 6 | Latin | Macula | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | smh₁-tleh₂ | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | smeh₁- | smear, rub |
Words derived from “homemaker”