Where does “sailor” come from?
Sailor comes from Middle English sailour, from Old French saileur, meaning "one who sails," derived from Old French sail, from Latin salum, meaning "sea."
sailor (English): A person in the business of navigating ships or...
Definitions
- A person in the business of navigating ships or...
Ancestry of “sailor”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | sailer | That which sails; a boat; A fastball that skims... |
| 2 | English | -er | A person or thing that does an action indicated... |
| 3 | Middle English | -er | agentive suffix; agent noun suffix |
| 4 | Old French | -er | Alternative form of -ier, verbal suffix;... |
| 5 | Latin | -āre | first conjugation |
| 6 | Proto-Italic | -āō | Forms primarily denominative verbs |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | -eh₂yéti | Creates iterative/ frequentative/ intensive... |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | -yéti | Creates intransitive, often deponent,... |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | yé- | — |
| 10 | Chichewa | iye | he, she |