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Where does “self-binder” come from?

self-binder (English) comes from English binder, from Middle English byndere, from Middle English -ere, from Old English -ere, from Proto-West Germanic -ārī, from Proto-Germanic -ārijaz, from Latin -ārius, from Proto-Italic *-āzios.

self-binder (English): A reaping machine containing a mechanism for...

Definitions

  1. A reaping machine containing a mechanism for...

Ancestry of “self-binder”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishbinderSomeone who binds; A cover or holder for unbound...
2Middle Englishbyndere—
3Middle English-ere—
4Old English-eremasculine agent suffix, originally applied only...
5Proto-West Germanic-ārī-er
6Proto-Germanic-ārijaz-er
7Latin-ārius—
8Proto-Italic*-āzios—
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