Where does “singeress” come from?
singeress (English) comes from English Singer, from Middle English synger, from Middle English -ere, from Old English -ere, from Proto-West Germanic -ārī, from Proto-Germanic -ārijaz, from Latin -ārius, from Proto-Italic *-āzios — Forms relational adjectives to nouns (and rarely numerals).
singeress (English): A female singer
Definitions
- A female singer
Ancestry of “singeress”, step by step
singeress traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English Singer
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | Singer | A sewing machine of the Singer brand; A former... |
| 2 | Middle English | synger | A singer; A musician; A reciter of chants |
| 3 | Middle English | -ere | er |
| 4 | Old English | -ere | masculine agent suffix, originally applied only... |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | -ārī | -er |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | -ārijaz | -er |
| 7 | Latin | -ārius | er |
| 8 | Proto-Italic | *-āzios | Forms relational adjectives to nouns (and rarely numerals) |
via Middle English syngeresse
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Middle English | syngeresse | A female singer; a songstress |
| 2 | Middle English | -esse | Denotes a female form of otherwise male nouns... |
| 3 | Old French | -esse | ess used to form feminine nouns from masculine ones |
| 4 | Latin | -issa | |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | -ῐσσᾰ | femininizes masculine nouns in the first declension |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | -ῐ́ᾱ | {{l|en|-ia}}; "suffix forming abstract feminine... |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | -íh₂ | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | -h₂ | Creates collective nouns, which refer to groups... |