Where does “stalkery” come from?

stalkery (English) comes from English stalker, from Middle English stalkere, from Irish -aire, from Old Irish -aire, from Old French -aire, from Latin -ārius, from Proto-Italic *-āzios — Forms relational adjectives to nouns (and rarely numerals).

stalkery (English): Characterized by or displaying an obsessive, inappropriate or unwelcomed interest in someone; characteristic of a stalker

Definitions

  1. Characterized by or displaying an obsessive, inappropriate or unwelcomed interest in someone; characteristic of a stalker

Ancestry of “stalkery”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishstalkerA person who engages in stalking, i.e. quietly...
2Middle Englishstalkere—
3Irish-aire-er, -or
4Old Irish-aireAgentive affix, similar to English -er, -or
5Old French-aire—
6Latin-āriuser
7Proto-Italic*-āziosForms relational adjectives to nouns (and rarely numerals)
Every word from Proto-Italic *-āzios →Every word from Latin -ārius →Every word from Irish -aire →