Where does “promiser” come from?
promiser (English) comes from English promise, from Middle English promis, from Old French promesse, from Medieval Latin promissa, from Latin prōmissum, from Latin promissus, from Latin prōmittō, from Latin prō — to fit, to fix, to put together.
promiser (English): One who promises; one who habitually makes...
Definitions
- One who promises; one who habitually makes...
Ancestry of “promiser”, step by step
promiser traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English promise
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | promise | an oath or affirmation; a vow; a transaction... |
| 2 | Middle English | promis | — |
| 3 | Old French | promesse | promise |
| 4 | Medieval Latin | promissa | — |
| 5 | Latin | prōmissum | promise |
| 6 | Latin | promissus | promised |
| 7 | Latin | prōmittō | to send forth |
| 8 | Latin | prō | for |
| 9 | Latin | ratus | considered, having been considered; established,... |
| 10 | Latin | rēōr | to reckon, calculate |
| 11 | Proto-Italic | rēōr | to reckon, to calculate; to think, to deem, to... |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂reh₁- | to think, reason; to arrange |
| 13 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂er- | to fit, to fix, to put together |
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 |