Where does “opensider” come from?

opensider (English) comes from English openside, from English Side, from Middle English side, from Old English sīde, from Proto-West Germanic *sīdā, from Medieval Latin sida, from Late Latin seta, from Latin saeta — to satiate, satisfy.

opensider (English): openside flanker

Definitions

  1. openside flanker

Ancestry of “opensider”, step by step

opensider traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English openside

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Englishopensidethe space on the side of the pitch with the...
2EnglishSideA bounding straight edge of a two-dimensional shape
3Middle Englishsidecustom
4Old Englishsīdeside, flank
5Proto-West Germanic*sīdāside
6Medieval Latinsida
7Late LatinsetaAlternative form of saeta; hair, bristle; bristle
8Latinsaetaa bristle, hair on an animal; silk
9Proto-Italicsaitā
10Proto-Indo-Europeanséh₂ito-
11Proto-Indo-Europeansh₂ey-to bind, fetter
12Proto-Indo-Europeanseh₂-to satiate, satisfy

via English ER

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishERThe statistic "Earned Run"; Initialism of...
2Turkisherearly; brave; man, male
3Ottoman Turkishایرsaddle, a seat for a rider placed on the back of a horse or other animal
4Old Anatolian Turkishایرearly, at a time in advance of the usual or expected event
5Proto-Turkicēdersaddle
Every word from Proto-Indo-European seh₂-Every word from Proto-Indo-European sh₂ey-Every word from Proto-Indo-European séh₂ito-