Where does “hoodooer” come from?
hoodooer (English) comes from English hoodoo, from English voodoo, from Louisiana Creole French voudou, from Haitian Creole vodou, from Fon vodu.
Ancestry of “hoodooer”, step by step
hoodooer traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English hoodoo
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | hoodoo | A practitioner of voodoo; Supernatural bad luck,... |
| 2 | English | voodoo | Any of a group of related religious practices... |
| 3 | Louisiana Creole French | voudou | — |
| 4 | Haitian Creole | vodou | voodoo |
| 5 | Fon | vodu | — |
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 |