Where does “sideswiper” come from?
sideswiper (English) comes from English sideswipe, from English Side, from Middle English side, from Old English sīde, from Proto-West Germanic *sīdā, from Medieval Latin sida, from Late Latin seta, from Latin saeta — to satiate, satisfy.
sideswiper (English): One who sideswipes; A type of telegraph key,...
Definitions
- One who sideswipes; A type of telegraph key,...
Ancestry of “sideswiper”, step by step
sideswiper traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English sideswipe
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | sideswipe | A blow with the side of something, such as the... |
| 2 | English | Side | A bounding straight edge of a two-dimensional shape |
| 3 | Middle English | side | custom |
| 4 | Old English | sīde | side, flank |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | *sīdā | side |
| 6 | Medieval Latin | sida | — |
| 7 | Late Latin | seta | Alternative form of saeta; hair, bristle; bristle |
| 8 | Latin | saeta | a bristle, hair on an animal; silk |
| 9 | Proto-Italic | saitā | — |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | séh₂ito- | — |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | sh₂ey- | to bind, fetter |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | seh₂- | to satiate, satisfy |
via English ER
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | ER | The statistic "Earned Run"; Initialism of... |
| 2 | Turkish | er | early; brave; man, male |
| 3 | Ottoman Turkish | ایر | saddle, a seat for a rider placed on the back of a horse or other animal |
| 4 | Old Anatolian Turkish | ایر | early, at a time in advance of the usual or expected event |
| 5 | Proto-Turkic | ēder | saddle |