Where does “parchmenter” come from?
parchmenter (English) comes from English parchment, from Middle English parchemyn, from Old French parchemin, from Vulgar Latin pergamēna, from Latin Pergamenus, from Ancient Greek Περγαμηνός, from Ancient Greek -ηνός, from Ancient Greek -νός — to do, put, place.
parchmenter (English): A maker or seller of parchment
Definitions
- A maker or seller of parchment
Ancestry of “parchmenter”, step by step
parchmenter traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English parchment
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | parchment | Material, made from the polished skin of a calf,... |
| 2 | Middle English | parchemyn | parchment, vellum; A parchment sheet; Something... |
| 3 | Old French | parchemin | parchment |
| 4 | Vulgar Latin | pergamēna | — |
| 5 | Latin | Pergamenus | — |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | Περγαμηνός | of Pergamun; of Pergamon |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | -ηνός | -ian, -ese |
| 8 | Ancient Greek | -νός | Alternative form of -νος |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | dʰeh₁- | to do, put, place |
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 |