Where does “profiler” come from?
Profiler comes from English profile with the agent suffix -er, from French profil, from Italian profilo, from Latin -arius meaning pertaining to or connected with, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European pro- meaning forward and bʰuH- meaning to grow or become.
profiler (English): A mechanical device that cuts complex, irregular...
Definitions
- A mechanical device that cuts complex, irregular...
Ancestry of “profiler”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | profile | The outermost shape, view, or edge of an object;... |
| 2 | French | profil | profile |
| 3 | Italian | profilo | profile; first-person singular present indicative... |
| 4 | Italian | profilare | to outline; to edge; to shape |
| 5 | Italian | filare | to spin; to draw; to pay out |
| 6 | Italian | filo | thread; yarn; string |
| 7 | Latin | phylum | phylum |
| 8 | Ancient Greek | φῦλον | a set of people or other beings; sex; nation,... |
| 9 | Ancient Greek | φύω | To bring forth, produce, generate, cause to grow;... |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰuHyéti | to be becoming, to be growing, to be appearing |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | -yéti | Creates intransitive, often deponent,... |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | yé- | — |
| 13 | Chichewa | iye | he, she |