Where does “stoneblower” come from?
stoneblower (English) comes from English blower, from Middle English blowere, from Middle English -ere, from Old English -ere, from Proto-West Germanic -ārī, from Proto-Germanic -ārijaz, from Latin -ārius, from Proto-Italic *-āzios.
stoneblower (English): A machine that automatically lifts and packs the...
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- A machine that automatically lifts and packs the...
Ancestry of “stoneblower”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | blower | A person who blows; Any device that blows;... |
| 2 | Middle English | blowere | — |
| 3 | Middle English | -ere | — |
| 4 | Old English | -ere | masculine agent suffix, originally applied only... |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | -ārī | -er |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | -ārijaz | -er |
| 7 | Latin | -ārius | — |
| 8 | Proto-Italic | *-āzios | — |