Where does “robberess” come from?
robberess (English) comes from English robber, from Middle English robbour, from Old French robeor, from Old French -eor, from Latin -ator, from Latin -tor, from Proto-Italic -tōr, from Proto-Indo-European -tōr.
robberess (English): A female robber
Definitions
- A female robber
Ancestry of “robberess”, step by step
robberess traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English robber
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | robber | A person who robs |
| 2 | Middle English | robbour | A robber or burglar; one who robs or steals |
| 3 | Old French | robeor | thief; burglar; robber |
| 4 | Old French | -eor | Alternative form of -or |
| 5 | Latin | -ator | -ator, -er; second-person singular future passive... |
| 6 | Latin | -tor | -er |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | -tōr | Forms agent nouns to verb stems |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | -tōr | Derives agent nouns from verbs, denoting someone... |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | -tor-s | — |