Where does “shaver” come from?
Shaver is derived from Middle English schaver, formed from the Middle English agent suffix -er added to a verb root, ultimately tracing through Old French -er, Latin -are (infinitive marker), and Latin -arius (agent suffix denoting one who performs an action), itself from Proto-Italic -os.
shaver (English): One who shaves; A barber, one whose occupation is...
Definitions
- One who shaves; A barber, one whose occupation is...
Ancestry of “shaver”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Middle English | schaver | A haircutter; one who cuts peoples' hair; A file... |
| 2 | Middle English | -ere | er |
| 3 | Old English | -ere | masculine agent suffix, originally applied only... |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | -ārī | -er |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | -ārijaz | -er |
| 6 | Latin | -ārius | er |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | *-āzios | Forms relational adjectives to nouns (and rarely numerals) |