Where does “parasailor” come from?
parasailor (English) comes from English parasail, from English para-, from English parachute, from French parachute, from French para-, from Italian para-, from Italian para, from Italian paranoia — Creates collective nouns, which refer to groups...
parasailor (English): Agent noun of parasail; one who parasails
Definitions
- Agent noun of parasail; one who parasails
Ancestry of “parasailor”, step by step
parasailor traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English parasail
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | parasail | A wing-shaped parachute that lifts a rider in a... |
| 2 | English | para- | above, beyond; beside, near, alongside;... |
| 3 | English | parachute | A device, generally constructed from fabric, that... |
| 4 | French | parachute | parachute device designed to control the fall of an object |
| 5 | French | para- | para |
| 6 | Italian | para- | para |
| 7 | Italian | para | crepe rubber; crepe; third-person singular... |
| 8 | Italian | paranoia | paranoia |
| 9 | Ancient Greek | παράνοια | derangement, madness |
| 10 | Ancient Greek | -ῐ́ᾱ | {{l|en|-ia}}; "suffix forming abstract feminine... |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | -íh₂ | — |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | -h₂ | Creates collective nouns, which refer to groups... |
via English sailor
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | sailor | A person in the business of navigating ships or... |
| 2 | English | sailer | That which sails; a boat; A fastball that skims... |
| 3 | English | -er | A person or thing that does an action indicated... |
| 4 | Middle English | -er | agentive suffix; agent noun suffix |
| 5 | Old French | -er | Alternative form of -ier, verbal suffix;... |
| 6 | Latin | -āre | first conjugation |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | -āō | Forms primarily denominative verbs |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | -eh₂yéti | Creates iterative/ frequentative/ intensive... |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | -yéti | Creates intransitive, often deponent,... |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | yé- | — |
| 11 | Chichewa | iye | he, she |