Where does “starter” come from?
Starter comes from English start plus the suffix -er, derived from Old French -er, from Latin -are (infinitive ending), from Latin -arius (agent noun suffix), from Proto-Indo-European (s)ter- (to spread or stand), with influence from Chinese 兒.
starter (English): Someone who starts something; Something that...
Definitions
- Someone who starts something; Something that...
Ancestry of “starter”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | -er | A person or thing that does an action indicated... |
| 2 | Middle English | -er | agentive suffix; agent noun suffix |
| 3 | Old French | -er | Alternative form of -ier, verbal suffix;... |
| 4 | Latin | -āre | first conjugation |
| 5 | Proto-Italic | -āō | Forms primarily denominative verbs |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | -eh₂yéti | Creates iterative/ frequentative/ intensive... |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | -yéti | Creates intransitive, often deponent,... |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | yé- | — |
| 9 | Chichewa | iye | he, she |