Where does “rumourer” come from?
rumourer (English) comes from English rumour, from Middle English rumour, from Old French rumeur, from Latin rumor, from Proto-Italic roumōs, from Proto-Indo-European *h₃rewH- — to roar, to howl, to shout.
rumourer (English): One who rumours; a teller of news; a spreader of...
Definitions
- One who rumours; a teller of news; a spreader of...
Ancestry of “rumourer”, step by step
rumourer traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English rumour
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | rumour | Britain, Canada, New Zealand, Australia, and... |
| 2 | Middle English | rumour | — |
| 3 | Old French | rumeur | — |
| 4 | Latin | rumor | rumor; rustle, murmur, a murmuring; The voice of... |
| 5 | Proto-Italic | roumōs | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | *h₃rewH- | to roar, to howl, to shout |
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 |