Where does “spiriter” come from?
spiriter (English) comes from English spirit, from Middle English spirit, from Irish -óg, from Old Irish -óc, from Proto-Brythonic -ọg, from Proto-Celtic -ākos, from Proto-Indo-European -eh₂ḱos, from Proto-Indo-European -kos — Creates deadjectival and desubstantival...
spiriter (English): One who spirits away another, particularly one who steals children to be sold into forced labour in the New World
Definitions
- One who spirits away another, particularly one who steals children to be sold into forced labour in the New World
Ancestry of “spiriter”, step by step
spiriter traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English spirit
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | spirit | The soul of a person or other creature. What... |
| 2 | Middle English | spirit | life, vital breath |
| 3 | Irish | -óg | used to form diminutives of nouns, or substantive... |
| 4 | Old Irish | -óc | Diminutive suffix |
| 5 | Proto-Brythonic | -ọg | Forms nouns/adjectives from other nouns and... |
| 6 | Proto-Celtic | -ākos | Forms adjectives from nouns and adjectives with... |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | -eh₂ḱos | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | -kos | Creates deadjectival and desubstantival... |
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 |