Where does “saddler” come from?
Saddler comes from Middle English sadelere, formed from Middle English sadel plus the agent suffix -er, itself from Old French -er, derived from Latin -ārius, an agentive suffix attached to verb stems ending in Latin -āre, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European sed- meaning "to sit" and the suffix -eh₂.
saddler (English): Someone who makes, repairs and sells saddles,...
Definitions
- Someone who makes, repairs and sells saddles,...
Ancestry of “saddler”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Middle English | sadeler | saddler |
| 2 | Middle English | -er | agentive suffix; agent noun suffix |
| 3 | Old French | -er | Alternative form of -ier, verbal suffix;... |
| 4 | Latin | -āre | first conjugation |
| 5 | Proto-Italic | -āō | Forms primarily denominative verbs |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | -eh₂yéti | Creates iterative/ frequentative/ intensive... |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | -yéti | Creates intransitive, often deponent,... |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | yé- | — |
| 9 | Chichewa | iye | he, she |