Where does “orienteer” come from?
orienteer (English) comes from Swedish orientera, from French orienter, from French -er, from English -er, from Middle English -er, from Old French -er, from Latin -āre, from Proto-Italic -āō — he, she.
orienteer (English): Someone who takes part in the sport of...
Definitions
- Someone who takes part in the sport of...
Ancestry of “orienteer”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Swedish | orientera | to orient, to find one's way, to practice... |
| 2 | French | orienter | to orientate; to set to north; to guide |
| 3 | French | -er | Forms infinitives of first-conjugation verbs |
| 4 | English | -er | A person or thing that does an action indicated... |
| 5 | Middle English | -er | agentive suffix; agent noun suffix |
| 6 | Old French | -er | Alternative form of -ier, verbal suffix;... |
| 7 | Latin | -āre | — |
| 8 | Proto-Italic | -āō | Forms primarily denominative verbs |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | -eh₂yéti | Creates iterative/ frequentative/ intensive... |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | -yéti | Creates intransitive, often deponent,... |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | yé- | — |
| 12 | Chichewa | iye | he, she |
Words derived from “orienteer”