Where does “proselyter” come from?
proselyter (English) comes from English proselyte, from English prose, from French prose, from Latin prōsa, from Latin prorsus, from Latin prō, from Latin ratus, from Latin rēōr — to fit, to fix, to put together.
proselyter (English): A person who proselytes; a proselytizer
Definitions
- A person who proselytes; a proselytizer
Ancestry of “proselyter”, step by step
proselyter traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English proselyte
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | proselyte | One who has converted to a religion or doctrine,... |
| 2 | English | prose | Language, particularly written language, not... |
| 3 | French | prose | prose; inflection of proser: ##... |
| 4 | Latin | prōsa | prose |
| 5 | Latin | prorsus | straightforward, right onwards, straight, direct;... |
| 6 | Latin | prō | for |
| 7 | Latin | ratus | considered, having been considered; established,... |
| 8 | Latin | rēōr | to reckon, calculate |
| 9 | Proto-Italic | rēōr | to reckon, to calculate; to think, to deem, to... |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂reh₁- | to think, reason; to arrange |
| 11 | 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 |