Where does “nitter” come from?
nitter (English) comes from English nit, from Latin nitere, from Latin niteo, from Proto-Indo-European ney-, from Cebuano -hi.
nitter (English): A louse that deposits nits on horses
Definitions
- A louse that deposits nits on horses
Ancestry of “nitter”, step by step
nitter traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English nit
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | nit | The egg of a louse; A young louse; A head louse... |
| 2 | Latin | nitere | second-person singular future active indicative... |
| 3 | Latin | niteo | I am radiant, shine, look bright, glitter,... |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | ney- | to shine; to be aroused, shine; to be excited |
| 5 | Cebuano | -hi | — |
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 |