Where does “nabber” come from?
nabber (English) comes from English nab, from English NAP, from French napper, from French -er, from English -er, from Middle English -er, from Old French -er, from Latin -āre — he, she.
nabber (English): One who grabs or snatches
Definitions
- One who grabs or snatches
Ancestry of “nabber”, step by step
nabber traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English nab
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | nab | To seize, arrest or take into custody; To grab or... |
| 2 | English | NAP | Acronym of non-aggression principle; Acronym of... |
| 3 | French | napper | to cover |
| 4 | French | -er | Forms infinitives of first-conjugation verbs |
| 5 | English | -er | A person or thing that does an action indicated... |
| 6 | Middle English | -er | agentive suffix; agent noun suffix |
| 7 | Old French | -er | Alternative form of -ier, verbal suffix;... |
| 8 | Latin | -āre | first conjugation |
| 9 | Proto-Italic | -āō | Forms primarily denominative verbs |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | -eh₂yéti | Creates iterative/ frequentative/ intensive... |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | -yéti | Creates intransitive, often deponent,... |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | yé- | — |
| 13 | Chichewa | iye | he, she |
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 |