Where does “languisher” come from?
languisher (English) comes from English languish, from Middle English languysshen, from Middle French languir, from Latin languīre, from Latin languēre.
languisher (English): One who languishes
Definitions
- One who languishes
Ancestry of “languisher”, step by step
languisher traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English languish
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | languish | To lose strength and become weak; to be in a... |
| 2 | Middle English | languysshen | — |
| 3 | Middle French | languir | — |
| 4 | Latin | languīre | — |
| 5 | Latin | languēre | — |
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 |