Where does “souser” come from?
souser (English) comes from English souse, from Middle English souse, from Old French sous, from Latin solidus, from Proto-Italic soliðos, from Proto-Indo-European solh₂-i-dʰ-o-s, from Proto-Indo-European solh₂- — whole.
souser (English): One who souses
Definitions
- One who souses
Ancestry of “souser”, step by step
souser traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English souse
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | souse | Something kept or steeped in brine; The act of... |
| 2 | Middle English | souse | to salt pickle |
| 3 | Old French | sous | preserved in salt |
| 4 | Latin | solidus | solid; A solidus: a Roman ~23-carat gold coin... |
| 5 | Proto-Italic | soliðos | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | solh₂-i-dʰ-o-s | entire |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | solh₂- | whole |
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 |