Where does “razormaker” come from?
razormaker (English) comes from English razor, from Middle English rasour, from Old French rasour, from Old French raser, from Vulgar Latin raso, from Latin rāsus, from Latin rādō, from Proto-Italic razdō — to scrape, scratch, gnaw.
razormaker (English): A manufacturer of razors
Definitions
- A manufacturer of razors
Ancestry of “razormaker”, step by step
razormaker traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English razor
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | razor | A keen-edged knife of peculiar shape, used in... |
| 2 | Middle English | rasour | razor |
| 3 | Old French | rasour | — |
| 4 | Old French | raser | to shave |
| 5 | Vulgar Latin | raso | dative masculine singular of rāsus; dative neuter... |
| 6 | Latin | rāsus | scraped, shaved |
| 7 | Latin | rādō | to scrape, shave, scratch |
| 8 | Proto-Italic | razdō | — |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | rh₁d-dʰ- | — |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | reh₁d- | to scrape, scratch, gnaw |
via English maker
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | maker | Someone who makes; a person or thing that makes... |
| 2 | Middle English | maker | God as creator of all; Someone who makes; a... |
| 3 | Middle English | maken | To make or create; to have something made |
| 4 | Old English | macian | to make |
| 5 | Emilian | mâcia | spot, stain |
| 6 | Latin | Macula | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | smh₁-tleh₂ | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | smeh₁- | smear, rub |