Where does “lawnmow” come from?
lawnmow (English) comes from English lawnmower, from English mower, from English -er, from Middle English -er, from Old French -er, from Latin -āre, from Proto-Italic -āō, from Proto-Indo-European -eh₂yéti — he, she.
lawnmow (English): To mow a lawn; To cut with a lawnmower
Definitions
- To mow a lawn; To cut with a lawnmower
Ancestry of “lawnmow”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | lawnmower | A device used for cutting grass to a chosen... |
| 2 | English | mower | A lawnmower, a machine used to cut grass; A... |
| 3 | English | -er | A person or thing that does an action indicated... |
| 4 | Middle English | -er | agentive suffix; agent noun suffix |
| 5 | Old French | -er | Alternative form of -ier, verbal suffix;... |
| 6 | Latin | -āre | — |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | -āō | Forms primarily denominative verbs |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | -eh₂yéti | Creates iterative/ frequentative/ intensive... |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | -yéti | Creates intransitive, often deponent,... |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | yé- | — |
| 11 | Chichewa | iye | he, she |