Where does “supportress” come from?
supportress (English) comes from English supporter, from English support, from Middle English support, from Middle French support.
supportress (English): A female supporter
Ancestry of “supportress”, step by step
supportress traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English supporter
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | English | supporter | A person who gives support to someone or... |
| 2 | English | support | To keep from falling; To answer questions and... |
| 3 | Middle English | support | — |
| 4 | Middle French | support | — |
via English ess
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | English | ess | The name of the Latin-script letter S; Something... |
| 2 | German | ess | first-person singular present of essen; singular... |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | atiska- | grainfield |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂edos- | sort of cereal, grain |