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Where does “landgrabber” come from?

landgrabber (English) comes from English grabber, from English grab, from English -le, from Middle English -el, from Old French -el, from Latin -ellus, from Latin -ulus, from Proto-Italic -olos — Forms agent nouns from verbal roots.

landgrabber (English): One in the possession or occupancy of land from...

Definitions

  1. One in the possession or occupancy of land from...

Ancestry of “landgrabber”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishgrabberOne who, or that which, grabs; A line of...
2EnglishgrabTo grip suddenly; to seize; to clutch; To make a...
3English-leA frequentative suffix of verbs, indicating...
4Middle English-el—
5Old French-elSuffix that usually denotes a masculine noun
6Latin-ellusAlternative form of -ulus; "forming masculine...
7Latin-ulusUsed to form a diminutive of a noun, indicating...
8Proto-Italic-olos—
9Proto-Italic-elos—
10Proto-Indo-European-e-lós—
11Proto-Indo-European-lósForms agent nouns from verbal roots
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