Where does “shower” come from?
Shower comes from English show, Chinese 兒, Old French -er, Latin -are, Latin -arius, and Proto-Italic -os.
shower (English): A brief fall of precipitation; A device for...
Definitions
- A brief fall of precipitation; A device for...
Ancestry of “shower”, step by step
shower traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English show
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | English | show | To display, to have somebody see; To bestow; to... |
| 2 | Middle English | schewen | to show |
| 3 | Old English | scēawian | to look, look at, exhibit, display; to look at,... |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | skawwōną | to look, see, watch |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)kewh₁- | to perceive; to observe |
via Middle English schewere
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Middle English | schewere | A teacher or interpreter; one who demonstrates or explains |
| 2 | Old English | sċēawere | watcher, spy |
Words derived from “shower”