Where does “pursuiter” come from?
pursuiter (English) comes from English pursuit, from Middle English pursuyte, from Old French poursuite, from Old French porsuir, from Vulgar Latin prosequere, from Latin prōsequor, from Latin prō-, from Proto-Italic *pro- — passed , crossed.
pursuiter (English): A person who takes part in a pursuit race
Definitions
- A person who takes part in a pursuit race
Ancestry of “pursuiter”, step by step
pursuiter traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English pursuit
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | pursuit | The act of pursuing; A hobby or recreational... |
| 2 | Middle English | pursuyte | pursuit |
| 3 | Old French | poursuite | pursuit; act of pursuing |
| 4 | Old French | porsuir | to pursue, to seek; to pursue, to continue; to... |
| 5 | Vulgar Latin | prosequere | second-person singular future active indicative... |
| 6 | Latin | prōsequor | to escort, accompany |
| 7 | Latin | prō- | forward direction, forward movement |
| 8 | Proto-Italic | *pro- | pro- see the Latin entry for further meanings |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | pro- | toward, forward |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | por- | to give birth; forward, through; going, passage |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | per- | before, in front; first; to go through |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | pr̥tós | passed , crossed |
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 |