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Where does “linker” come from?

Linker derives from English link plus the suffix -er, tracing back through Old French -er, Latin -āre, and the agent noun suffix Latin -ārius, ultimately from Proto-Italic -os.

linker (English): That which links; a computer program that takes...

Definitions

  1. That which links; a computer program that takes...

Ancestry of “linker”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1English-erA person or thing that does an action indicated...
2Middle English-eragentive suffix; agent noun suffix
3Old French-erAlternative form of -ier, verbal suffix;...
4Latin-āre—
5Proto-Italic-āōForms primarily denominative verbs
6Proto-Indo-European-eh₂yétiCreates iterative/ frequentative/ intensive...
7Proto-Indo-European-yétiCreates intransitive, often deponent,...
8Proto-Indo-Europeanyé-—
9Chichewaiyehe, she

Words derived from “linker”

  • polylinker
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