Where does “interrailer” come from?
interrailer (English) comes from English interrail, from English rail, from Middle English rail, from Old English regol, from Latin rēgula, from Latin -ula, from Proto-Indo-European -tlom, from Proto-Indo-European -trom — Derives agent nouns from verbs, denoting someone...
interrailer (English): One who travels using the InterRail rail pass
Definitions
- One who travels using the InterRail rail pass
Ancestry of “interrailer”, step by step
interrailer traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English interrail
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | interrail | To travel using the InterRail rail pass |
| 2 | English | rail | A horizontal bar extending between supports and... |
| 3 | Middle English | rail | — |
| 4 | Old English | regol | a rule; a ruler |
| 5 | Latin | rēgula | rule, bar |
| 6 | Latin | -ula | regō + API → rēgula; tegō + API → tēgula;... |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | -tlom | Alternative form of *-trom |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | -trom | Forms nouns denoting a tool or instrument |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | -tḗr | Derives agent nouns from verbs, denoting someone... |
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 |