Where does “spearfisherwoman” come from?
spearfisherwoman (English) comes from English Spear, from Middle English spere, from Old French sphere, from Latin sphēra, from Ancient Greek σφαῖρα, from Ancient Greek -ειδής, from Ancient Greek -ής, from Proto-Indo-European -ēs — Creates action nouns or result nouns from verbs;...
spearfisherwoman (English): A female spearfisher
Definitions
- A female spearfisher
Ancestry of “spearfisherwoman”, step by step
spearfisherwoman traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English Spear
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | Spear | A long stick with a sharp tip used as a weapon for throwing or thrusting, or anything used to make a thrusting motion |
| 2 | Middle English | spere | A spear or lance; The Lance of Longinus; A barb... |
| 3 | Old French | sphere | sphere shape |
| 4 | Latin | sphēra | — |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | σφαῖρα | ball, globe, sphere |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | -ειδής | like, connected to, from the nature of, full of;... |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | -ής | adjective suffix |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | -ēs | Primarily forms adjectival bahuvrīhi compounds |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | -ess | — |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | -os | Creates action nouns or result nouns from verbs;... |
via English fisherwoman
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | fisherwoman | A woman who fishes; A woman whose profession is... |
| 2 | English | Fisher | for a fisherman |
| 3 | Middle English | fischer | A fisher; A retailer or seller of fish or... |
| 4 | Old English | fisċere | fisher |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | fiskārijaz | fisher |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | fiskaz | fish |
| 7 | Indo-European | *peysk- | — |