Where does “purloiner” come from?
purloiner (English) comes from English purloin, from Middle English purloynen, from Anglo-Norman purloigner, from Old French porloignier, from Latin prōlongāre, from Latin longus, from Latin -ē, from Latin dis- — small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble.
purloiner (English): One who purloins
Definitions
- One who purloins
Ancestry of “purloiner”, step by step
purloiner traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English purloin
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | purloin | To take the property of another, often in breach... |
| 2 | Middle English | purloynen | to remove |
| 3 | Anglo-Norman | purloigner | to put far away |
| 4 | Old French | porloignier | to delay; to put off; to be late |
| 5 | Latin | prōlongāre | — |
| 6 | Latin | longus | far, long; extended, prolonged; long; tedious,... |
| 7 | Latin | -ē | ly; used to form adverbs from adjectives |
| 8 | Latin | dis- | asunder, apart, in two; reversal, removal;... |
| 9 | Latin | calceus | shoe |
| 10 | Latin | calx | limestone; chalk; the finish line |
| 11 | Ancient Greek | χάλιξ | small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble |
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 |