Where does “naileress” come from?
naileress (English) comes from English nailer, from Middle English nayler, from Middle English -ere, from Old English -ere, from Proto-West Germanic -ārī, from Proto-Germanic -ārijaz, from Latin -ārius, from Proto-Italic *-āzios — Forms relational adjectives to nouns (and rarely numerals).
naileress (English): A woman who makes nails
Definitions
- A woman who makes nails
Ancestry of “naileress”, step by step
naileress traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English nailer
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | nailer | One whose occupation is to make nails; a nail... |
| 2 | Middle English | nayler | A manufacturer of nails |
| 3 | Middle English | -ere | er |
| 4 | Old English | -ere | masculine agent suffix, originally applied only... |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | -ārī | -er |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | -ārijaz | -er |
| 7 | Latin | -ārius | er |
| 8 | Proto-Italic | *-āzios | Forms relational adjectives to nouns (and rarely numerals) |