Where does “specialiser” come from?
specialiser (English) comes from English specialise, from English special, from Middle English special, from Old French especial, from Latin specialis, from Latin speciēs, from Latin speciō, from Proto-Italic spekjō — to see, to look, to observe.
specialiser (English): Alternative form of specializer
Definitions
- Alternative form of specializer
Ancestry of “specialiser”, step by step
specialiser traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English specialise
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | specialise | Non-Oxford British English standard spelling of... |
| 2 | English | special | Distinguished by a unique or unusual quality; Of... |
| 3 | Middle English | special | — |
| 4 | Old French | especial | special; powerful; mighty |
| 5 | Latin | specialis | specific |
| 6 | Latin | speciēs | seeing, view, look |
| 7 | Latin | speciō | to observe, watch, look at |
| 8 | Proto-Italic | spekjō | to observe, to see |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | spéḱyeti | to be looking at, to keep looking at |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | speḱ- | to see, to look, to observe |
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 |